The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
MANY CHILDREN
IN ROYAL HOMES

laughter of ChildrcnS 5 voices. But il is
lot only the English court that is rem
dcred bright and happy by the presence
OF growing boys and girls, but in many
royal palaces all over the European con-
tincnt the same pleasant home life is to
be found On all sides there are youth
ful sovereigns who are watching with
delight their merry youngsters learning
their lessons and playing their games.
UntrOubIed as yet by the burden of SOW
ercignty that one day they will have to
take up In England. Prince Edward
will soon learn something about the
ceremonial duties of royalty when he
appears at CarnarvOn for his invcstiture
a. Prince of Wales, and. like all boys
Of his age. would be indignant if he were
taken for a child. As cadet at Dart
mouth he takes part in all the tasks
as well as the sports of his comrades.
Prince Edward is destined, in accord
ancc with the tradition Of tn" royal
family. to enter the army. while his
younger brother Albert, VINO is now with
him at Dartmouth. will enter the ravN.
Princess Mary, the Jubilee baby, as
she was cHlled-for she WAS born in
I>97-hods the petted and. superior posi-
tiUn Of the one girl i'm family Of i've
hOJS Needless to say, she greatly az
prcciat"s it, Like all girls who have
been brought up among boys She -
very keen about games and sports. She
plays cricket with her brothers, retus-
ing TO bC confined to tho dull work or
fielding: goes nuatinG with them, and,
Ci course. with AL the royal children.
She has been taught riding and driving,
and can easily manage pair of ponies.
1t is said. however that the limitations
, inevitable to the position of little girl
who will one day bc princess royal or
England occasionally weighs on her
soul and that she has been known to
envy the freedom Of other girls.
Cycling, for instance she is fond Of,
hut she can scarcely 20 outside Of the
royal parks for this exercise. Whether
she would enjoy the forbidden open
road a. much as she thinks she would
may be doubted. She also has great
ambition to drive motor. Once she
asked King Edward TO let h"r drive one
Of his cars in Windsor Forest doubtless
feeling that such an indulgent grand
father would be likely to stretch point
in her favor.
"Certainly." he replied, "onlv You must
" ait a little until We have had time to
clear the trees away
The princess is very dligent in her
studies though she IS not pasSionately
attached to books. She has lessons in
cooking aS the QEecn IS a strong be
ncver in d good domestic training for all
girls. and indeed. for bows a. well. tn"
Young prime cSSeS, Wucn quite young. were
all taught how to knit, and little articles
made by them arc ALWAYS TO be seen at
the annual exhibition of tn" necdlework
guild.
Little Prince Olaf of Norway ranks
in the affertionatc eyes Of tho English
people almost as an English prince.
! Queen Maud Of Norway. the Kings sis
ter. long before her marriage. was
/ IA miliar figure in her home country, and
when She and her husband. then Prince
| Charles OF Denmark, w,re called 10 the
throne Of Norway. the English nation
nal none hui hearty good wishes for
them. There is no doubt that the litt!"
! crown prince, originally namel -AleNan-
der. hat rechriStened Olaf. played an i'm
portant part IN attracting tho affections
Of the NorWeSians to their new sovcr-
eicrs. For Olaf i one OF those h"nnv.
natural merry children. always full Of
| interoS; in all they sec. and whom il is
| a delight to watch. When he entered
! Norway waving d Norwegian flag. which
! he had borrowed from d hoy on the quay,
! he took tho hearts OF the people by storm,
and has Kept them ever since.
! The Queen Of Spain is another English
princess who has become a sovereign and
! in whose home and welfare in her now
country English reoDl" must needs take
a kindly interest. Her eldest son, tn"
Prince Of Asturias. was born May n.
1907. and was given his fathers name
Of Alfonso. In the same year he went
J
with his father and mother to England in
/ October. Queen Victoria Eugeni" then
was but twenty. for She was born Oc-
tobcr u. 1>>7. being also Jubilee" baby.
baby Of the first jubilee while Princess
Mary is the baby Of the second ,diamondD
jubilee. Little Alfonso. who is now near
| ly four years OF age. has ono brother and
one sister. Prince Jaime. born June -,
| 1905. and Princess ReatriN. born June -.
| 1903 Queen Victoria E,ugeni" lost her
! fourth baby during King AICouSo's visit
| to England to attend the funeral OF King
! Edward.
The Prince Of IN" ASturias already has
| duly entered the Spanish army, being
! corporal in the Kings Regiment OF In
fantry, Of which King Alfonso Is honor
AIRY colonel. Tha glitter and CTCun-
stances of tho military life naturally have
! a great attraction for him. He delights
| in his toy guns and soldiers. and loves
! to be dressed in a iull military uniform.
and he can give the military salute with
much gravity and precision. His littl"
brother is in the artillery. The Queen is
devoted to her ChiIurrn and is constantly
with them. She has had their nursery
arranged on the English plan, and en-
plOyes English nurses in immediate at
tendance them. They lead healthy
simple life. Last sUmmeI they had the
delight of a visit to the sea. and enjoyed
themselves immense on tn, sands at st.
SebaS Stian.
A story is told of Queen WilheImina
of Holland that when playing with her
doll as little SRI she was heard to
threaten that if i continued naughty
she would make il Il queen. Doubtless
she is taking every care that her own lit
tie daughter Juiana shall look forward to
sovereignty with less reluctance. The
hope. She was born after many years of
disappointment, for upon her rests the
continuance OF the House of Orangc-a
house which has played a very prOmi-
nent part in European history and with
which the existence of Holland may be
said to be bound up.
Perhaps the little Julana may be in
clined to envy the bright and merry
family party which gathers in the palace
Of the King and Queen of the Belgians
TIere are two little boys. the heir,
Prince Leopold, who is nine years Of
age; Prince Charles, about two years
younger, and the little Princess Marie