The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-11
Queen Alexandra Claims Right TO
KinQ EdUdrd's Personal Property


LONDON An extraordinary cen
,eSt between King George and his
mother. Queen Alexandra. or les a
nentary representatives is threaten
ell
The la.e King Edward left a vast
quantity OF art treasures. gold and
silver plate. presents and 50 forth
valued at upward Of sl5,o9o.eoe. HI
had been very p pular prince and
monarch, and during a long life
liz had received presents from all
over the world The Indian pr noes
y no he had visited during his fam.
ous tour of India alone sent him
&.ouu.ooo of beautiful presents
by a liberal Interpretation OF an
amb euous codieil TO King Edwards
will. Queen Alexandra took posses.
sion OF all these treasures They
included all the most valuable furn.
ishinss O. Bugkiugh,m palace, VII ch
she removed to her present London
residence MARLBOROUGH house
The king did not like to interfere
with his mothers disposition of the
property she had already ENJOYED.
but the real crisis will come when
Queen Alexandra attempts 10 dis.
Z Sc of them by will
There is strong reason to believe
that she intends To leave most of
these treasures to her favori t
grandson Prince Olaf. son Of her
flvorite daughter. Queen Maud. of
Norway. King George and Queen
Mary naturally asserts these things
should 90 10 their eldes. soH. the
Prince of Wales. Queen Alexandra
is credited with the INTENT II OF
scattering many ornaments of the
royal palaces among her relatives
in Denmark. Russ a. Greece and
other foreign countries.
II is even sad that she claims
the right to dispose of the Cullnar
diamond the largest in the world
which was presented TO King Ed
ward by the South African colonies
l. was divided in two parts for the
sake of appearance.
The struggle fr this properly is
the real cause of the savage hostil
" known % eXis; between Queer
Alexandra and Queen Mary. They
have never appeared together at any
ceremony since King Edward
death. Queen Alexandra has OF
every possible occasion usurpei the
social priv leges Of the reisnin-
queen. while Queen Mary has caus
ei her mother-in.law TO feel de
sire to stay away from public cere
monies
The disagreement arises in the
first place fir III the has;y manner
in which King Edwards will wa,
drawn. The monarch's will n Eng
land is not subject to probate duty
The ordinary English law relating
To wills does not apply to the kings
viii at all; if it did it is highly
probable that ere this a receiver
would have been appointed over the
late kings estate. for King F,dwart
hequeathed il in manner that left
his wishes respecting the division
OF it open 10 a good deal f doubt
THE WILL
In the summer of 1909 Kink Ed
wards licitor went down to Sand
ringham and received the kings in
structions TO draw up his will Sill
Ernest Cassel. the financer who
was great personal friend OF KinG
Edward. and Lord Knollys Were
made trustees 10 the will Under
this document Queen Alexandra was
10 receive money amounting &c
about 100000 and the use of Sand
bingham house and all its contents
for life and also all the gold ant
ham palace which were the person
al possessions of the late king
This document later was submitted
10 the king. who signed it after {
few minor alterations We're made
in it.
Nothing more was done in The
matter until nearly a year later
when King Edward returned frcn
his last journey from the continen,
in what his doctors told him was
dying condition. Sir Ernest Cas-
sci. who. with Lord Knollys, was
trustee to the kings will. was ther
summoned to Sandringham. but h,
was out OF England and did not ar
rive until the day after the mon
arch had returned t. Buckingham
palace and was actually on mis-
deathbed. In his friends absence
King Edward would give no instruc
tons about his WILL though he hac
announced his intention OF makins
several alterations in it. The finan
Ger arrived at Buckingham palace
late on Wednesday afternoon; tt
him in the presence of Lord Knoll
Tvs and the present King George
King Edward gave instructions con