The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-11
SOCIETY TN LONDON
BY LADY MARY MANwARING

London, June 10-(Special.) )-This will be the month of jewels in London Not only will the splendid family treasures exhibition, as they are at all corona tions, but they will be reinforced as never in history by the sparkling riches of the American women who, despite high prices. are f1ocking to the British capital to take such part as they may in the festivities incident to encouraging King George and Queen Mary.
 In preparation for the magnificent royal ceremonies and fetes of coronation month," members of the royal family and the nobility of England are taking their jewels from the vaults of the Bank of England. Boxes and sacks of dia- monds, rubies, emeralds, pearls and other precious gems, worth in the ag- gregate a fabulous sum of money, are being handed over to the owners daily.
 Most of these are going direct to the jewellers and lapidaries, who will reset or clean and polish the settings before they will be deemed sufficiently pre- sentabe for the importance of the mag nificent occasion.
 The aggregate value of the jewels which will be shown this month is beyond the comprehension of the average man or woman. It will be in the tens of millions of pounds.
 An idea may be had from some of the insurance being taken out at Lloyds by the Indian princes who will take part in the formal induction of the King.
 One insurance for ss5,O00 has just been completed, and in another case the value of the property is between 92OO.O0O and
 e30O 900 and these are by no means iso- lated cases.
 Tn some instances the risks covered are those of transit to and from India and that of burglary during the owners stay in this country. London Is practi- cally the only market where the risks can be placed.
 Lord Kingsae kept his birthday last week. His title is one of the oldest in the peerage, as his baronies date from 1172. and he is thirty-third of his line and premier baron of Ireland.' He shoots well and likes mechanics, and lives not in Ireland, but at Cheltenham Lord Kingsale owns singular privilege. that of remaining covered in the presence of his sovereign. His ancestor. Sir John de Courcy, received this right from King John and, according to hearsay, under the following circumstances: He mad or fended his monarch, but won his way back to favor by offering to act as cham piOn in single combat with the cnampion of France, and by his feat of strength when he cleft in twain at single blow massive steel helmet. This last per formance so delighted the king that he asked Sir John to choose what he should receive The knight said that he had titles and lands enough, but would asK the privilege for himself and all his sue cessors of remaining covered in the royal presence He died childless in 12l9. but soon after the baronies of Kingsale and Ringrone were granted to his kinsman Miles de Courcy.
 Lord Forester shares with Lord King sale the privilege of remaining covered in the presence of his sovereign. The story goes that a forebear of one Of these peers (no need to say which,. once as serted his right. and remained covered in the presence of Queen Victoria. This angered the royal lady and she said, "I notice that you are wearing your hat, Lord -" Upon which he replied ''Maam, I ask your pardon, but in doing so I exercise 4Ry hereditary privilege" :" Her late majesty made answer, You. my lord. have the privilege to remain 4 q. f