The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
ALEXANDRA AND
MRS. KEPPEL meet
Mrs. Keppel and Queen of Late
Ruler Come Together Accident
ally-Arrive in Throne Room
at Same Time-FOrmer May
Be Driven to Exile.

LONDON Special.-ReVelatiOn
OF che fact that Mrs. George Keep
pei, long the favOritc hostess Of
King Edward VII, and Queen
Alexandra met over the body of
the late King on Monday, is ex-
pcCted TO drive the famous beauty
into exile. According 10 reports
about the clubs and drawing
rooms of London today Mrs KEEP
pei is planning TO take up her
residence ON the continent.
At the same time the utmost
sympathy is expressed for Queen
Alexandra, and garish criticism is
vented Oh the court officials who
by an error permitted such an un-
fortunate and unexpected meet
ing. The news that Mrs KeppeI
is going abroad fulfilIs n predic-
ton which she once made in a
spirit of witticisn.
At Biarritz, while the King was
there. an intimate expressed wonder
over what would happen were Edward
to die.
oh" laughed Mrs. KeppeI. there
would be a slump in Keppels and Cas-
sells"
She referred to Sir Ernest Cassel.
close friend OF the late King and to
herself.
At the same time il is said George
Keppel. the husband. who has been
loAAC lOT ten years past
by his wife. is preparing to sever the
connections he has in London, due to
Edwards favor.
Her Plans Halted.
He still has. however. the support
of his elder brother. the Earl OF Al
Mrs. Keppers father. Admiral Sir w.
Edmonstone.
The developments OF the last few
! days have halted Mrs. Keppels plans
TO bring out her daughter Violet. who
was expected TO make her debut this
| season.
The story OF the meeting was de-
| scribed 10y court attaChe today ~
/ the merest chance the Queen left hei
| apartments at the very moment whcr
Mrs. Keppel was being conducted IA
the corridor on which Alexandra 5
doors open.
Without warning the two women
/ suddenly met face TO face. At first the
Queen failed to recognize Mrs. Keppel
| The latter. heavily yelled. courtsieC
without receiving recognition. she
| bowed again. Then Alexandra recog.
nized her.
For the moment Mrs. Keppels self
possession seemed gone. She remain.
ed without moving for a brief time
and then said:
Il suppose l shall never again hay,
the honor of seeing you. madame"
With no trace of emotion upon he.
| face, the Queen replied:
Why? The Kings friends are my
friends"
Then side by side the two womer
walked TO the side Of the coffin. A.
they looked on tn" dead monarch Mrs
| keppel wept bitterly The Queen.
| features remained immobile
In the throne room OF Buckingham
| Palace today Edwards body, guarded
by grenadiers, lies in state for the
/ ~ asa1 ..Fw
! recognition.
Friends View Body.
Throughout the day members Of the
royal household passed through the
room as well as Edwards Intimate
| friends.
Many members of the dinIonatIc
raj. the Portuguese minister. and
Whitelaw Reid, the United States am
Many of those admitted to the room
knelt at the temporary altar erected
there to pray. The arrival of fioral
tributes continued at buckingham and
windsor today, including one from the
Aga Khan, head of the Ismaili Moham-
medans.
King George was buster today than
al any other time since he took up the
Ielns OF state. One OF his first acts to-
gay Was 10 send 100 guineas $525l to
me fund for the relief of the White
Haven mine victims families.
Queen Mary sent half as much. Sir
Edward Morris, New FOundland's rep
resentative at the funeral of Edward,
who is i'll. was today reported much
better.
Much interest has been aroused by
the statement made on good authority
that King Edward in the last months
Of his biography and a history of his
reign. The work was all but completed
when he died. 1T is in the hands of Sir
Richard Rivington Holmes, writer of
the official life Of Queen Victoria, and
Tor thlrty-six years librarian at Wind
sOr Castle.