The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
GHOSTS ARE PALS. IF PRINCESS BRIDE. 1T DUKE IF YORK
Scotch Lassie Who May Be- come Queen Gives Exclu-
 sive Interview On Plans
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 serving her country and of ultimately solving some of its industrial preb- lens by cooperating in the welfare work for the toilers~ of Britain to which her husband-to-be, ever since the end of the war, has devoted considerable part of his time and energy.
 Naively Lady Elizabeth talked Of her already daughter-like relations with Queen Mary, of her wedding dress and wedding plans, of her care free youth, and-last but not least of the famous ghosts of Glamis Cas- tie, which spectres, to my consider able surprise (won't the statement delight Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) she declared she has more than once looked in the face"
 This is the first interview worthy of the name that Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon has given to represen- tative of the press. Being now ab- solutely insured by royal command against -unweleome journalistic h. vasion She is all but unapproach- able.
 Fourth Lady of Empire.
 Fortune, therefore, favored me greatly when thanks to personal liaintance, I found myself admit ted to the town house of her father, the Earl of Strathmore, IT Bruton street, and privileged to put ques- tions freely to the Duke Of York fiancee soon to be the fourth lady in the United Kingdom, and, If any thing should prevent the accession of the Prince of Wales, one day Eng lands Queen.
 It was in a room of Victorian at mosphere that l waited, rose-tinted as to curtains and covers, with great pots of spring flowers distributed on mantels and tables. There were book filled shelves, topped with large au- tographed photographs of the King the Queen and the Duke of York.
 Literally covering the sofas, tables and the floor were cases of wedding presents, which had been unpacked and the gifts put back again for removal, l inferred, to Buckingham palace, where the royal presents are to be displayed after the reception on the wedding day.
 My mental camera had taken in only just part of the picture when Lady Elizabeth entered A Barrie ;esque little woman, genial of man 'ner, smiling, merry, unconscious of self.
 am so sorry tO HdNo hoPe sOu waiting. l am always late; I hope you don't mind"
 Look. Bit Like fl . Shop.
 She tossed her little blue toque on s nearby chair and ran her fingers through her jet black hair as she pushed it from her brow.
 a"This room certainly looks a bit like a shop, doesn't it, with all these boxes about Yes, we are receiving many. many presents. Best of all I like the useful ones. We have to start from the very beginning. you know. to furnish our house, and a house cannot be comfortably done with just ornaments and silver, can it? l don't really know half the peo- pie who are sending me things. 1 am simply. thrilled with gratitude. And antiqiies, which I never could afford to collect, my friends. who know, are sending such rare and lovely ones!'
 sS"You will be Princess Eliza beth after your marriage, will you not?' .gI really don't know. l believe l shall be a royal highness but per sonally l don't mind what l am called.'
 7"You will have a lady in wait ing"
 II Want To Make others Happy"
 "Oh, l suppose I shall have some one with me at big ceremonies. but not always I fancy. Do you know. 1t is awfully embarrassing to pro- phesy about myself. and 1t Is diffi- cult to say suddenly just what like to do, definitely mentioning my tastes in books. music, art and sports. Interviews quite frighten me.
 "The day of my engagement 16 Journalists rushed into the hall of |, T I1I thoaght it very nice of them to be In . tefested and all l could say was: I am very happy and l want to make others happy. But that was not enough. They wanted to know when the duke proposed to me: how often