Evening star., 1923-12-28
BY THE MARaUIsE DE FONTENoY.


Prince Arthur of Connaught since
his return from South Africa with
his wife, who is Duchess OF Fife in
her own right, and their only son.
who is a commoner and bears the
courtesy title of Earl Of Macduf, has
taken UP his residence with them at
Castle Rising, in Norfolkshire. II
was held on a very long lease from
the Howard Dukes Of Norfolk by. the
late Earl Farquhar. and when he died,
last summer, he left the lease. along
with all the extremely valuable con-
tents Of Castle Rising, which were his
own property, to the duchess. who
had been his ward and who was the
principal heir to his very large estate.
under his will. For the late Duke OF
Fife, her father, had been Lord Far
uuhars most intimate friend from
boyhood and his business partner in
ali their joint banking operations
The establishment of Prince Arthur
and the Duchess Of Fife at Castle
Rising, with the avowed intention OF
using it as their principal country
seat in England, constitutes a nota-
BILE addition to the royal colony in
the county Of Norfolk.
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1t already embraces King George,
Queen Mary and their children, at
York cottage. on the Sandringham es-
tate; Queen Alexandra and her only
unmarried daughter, Princess Vic
toria, at Sandringham Hall, which
was left to her for life by its virtual
creator, Edward VII, who purchased
1t on the eve Of his marriage in 1862.
Then there are the King and Queen
of Norway, the latter being the sister
Of King George. They have main
tanned since their marriage an Eng
lish home at Appleton Hall, an estate
where their only son, Prince Olaf, who
attains his majority next spring, was
born. And now Prince Arthur of
Connaught, the Duchess OF Fife and
their little boy have come to live at
Castle Rising. That is how they
George and Queen Mary at York cot
tage on Christmas day, the only men,
bers Of the party except the family
being the nonaRenarlan Victoria
Cross hero. Gen. Sir Dighton Probyn.
who has belonged to Queen Alexan-
|dra's household ever since her mar
riage. in 1863, and the Hon. Charlotte
Knollys, who has been In close and
intimate attendance on Queen Alex
andra throughout the same duration
OF time. and who. like Sir Dighton
Probyn, has known King George and
Queen Mary and the King and Queen
Of Norway, as we'll as their children,
Castle Rising in ancient days
ranked as port. but the sea retired
from 1t and 1t disappeared from the
list Of English seaports. The castle.
which ia Norman, has been associated
with royalty since 117s, and King
Edward III, after the execution OF
his mothers favorite, Mortimer, made
a present Of It to her, who, instead
Of being kept prisoner for her re-
sponsibility in the shocking death OF
her husband. King Edward H. was
years in travel After her death 1t
was owned by Edward the Black
prince, and from him 1t passed to
King Richard II, who exchanged 1t
for the French Castle OF Brest. King
Henry VIII made a gift of the place
to the Howards. in which family 1t
still remains.
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with the sudden death from heart
failure of Gen. the Hon. Oswald
Lumley, c. NJ. G., who commanded
the 11th Hussars at the time of the
Boer war, and who rejoined the serv-
lice on the outbreak of the great war.
his only surviving son. Lawrence
Lumley, recently married to Cath
crime McEwan of Marchmont, be-
comes next heir to the family honors.
For his uncle, the tenth Earl Of
Scarbroughs--.has an only daughter.
who will Inn ktt much Of her wealthy