Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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LONDON, August % CN.A,N.A).-
The birth of the Duchess of York's
baby has been costly event. This
Is mainly due to the fact that the
duchess elected to have the child born
in Scotland instead of in her home In
London.
To begin with, the usual fee Of Sir
Henry SimSon, surgeon in charge, Tor
such cases in London is only $1,000.
This fee covers his daily attendance on
mother and child for three weeks But
when Sir Henry was requisitioned to
60 to Scotland, different and vastly
more expensive arrangement had to be
made. He was paid S525 as retain
ing fee and will be paid at the rate
of $3.50 day while in Scotland In at
tendance on the duchess.
Sir Henry'S stay at CLAIMS Is likely
to extend over at least so days, so his
fee will be more than $4,000. Frank
Reynolds, the obstetric surgeon, who
accompanied Sir Henry to Scotland, will
receive about Is per cent less than Sir
Henry. Thus the fees and medical
attendance on the duchess at the birth
Of her child will amount to more than
$4,000.
The medical charges at the birth of
Princess Elizabeth amounted to exactly
$1,575, but that event took place in
London.
Many Other Expenses.
Apart from the medical charges,
however, there are many other expenses
in connection with the birth of the
duchess baby. j. r. Clynes, the home
secretary, whose formal attendance at
the birth of the baby was necessary.
has been quartered at the home of
Lady Airlie, who lives near Clamis, for
the first three weeks while awaiting the
arrival of the baby. Mr.. Clynes was
accompanied by Mr.. Boyd of the home
Office, who also has been quartered at
Lady Airlie's.
Lady Airlie is by no means well-to-do,
SO she couldn't be expected to receive
these officials as guests for nothing.
She Is being paid at the rate of $50 a
week for each of these two guests.
This expense would have been avoided
If Mr.. Clynes and Mr.. Boyd could have
been received at CLAIMS, but such an
arrangement would have placed the
duchess in most awkward position,
for she couldn't help reading every day
in the home secretary's face the Qlles-
ton, When is this event going to take
placer" or Why on earth did I have
to come to this outlandish If beautiful
place to await the birth of your child?"
In addition, every British colonial
governor has to be informed by cable Of
the arrival of new royal baby. These
cabling expenses will amount to nearly
$500, but this cost will be borne by
the colonial Office.
Royal Salute Costs $4,000.
And there are still number of other
expenses directly connected with the
birth of the baby. These are: $500 for
connecting by telephone CLAIMS Castle
with the Duke of York's London home /;
head nurse at $50 week for IL weeks.
$500; two assistant nurses at $50 each
for IL weeks $720; baby's outfit, $500;
firing royal salute of 81 guns at three
different stations, more than $4,000.
Three weeks after the baby's birth,
she will be taken to the baptismal cere-
mony, which will be performed by the
Archbishop of Canterbury. The arch
other clergymen will receive $3.50 each.
The registrar who attends CLAIMS
Castle to register the birth will be paid
$525.
All the servants in the Duke of York s
employ and all the servants at CLAIMS
have received special gratuities to mark
the birth of the child, and the total
could not have amounted to less than
$4,000. Part of this, however, will come
back to the royal child in the form of a
gold cup which will be presented to the
Duke and Duchess as the babtismal
gift from the servants to the baby,
while hundreds of pounds will be spent
by the relations and intimate friends OF
the Duke and the Duchess III the pur-
chase of baptismal gifts.
great deal IF oynpnSa would have
been saved and vast amount OF in
convenience to many people would
have been avoided If the duchess had
consented to remain in London for the
birth of her child. But she set her
heart on the event taking place In
CLAIMS, where she would be among her
own people and in the home of her
fathers
Speculate on Wales.
The birth of q girl baby to the prin-
cess has set the world specializing again
on the possibility of the Prince OF
Wales marrying. The prince is now So
though few people, seeing his 1.-the
boyish figure, think so, and II he had
followed normal royal traditions he
might have been married the best
part of the last Is years.
The name of every imaginable prin-
cess, both English and foreign, has
been coupled from time to time with
the princes. It was thought at one
time that he was attracted to Princess
Martha Of Sweden, who Is now mar.
ried to the Crown Prince Of Norway