The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

across a golf course between sand- xingham house and the church.
 m the morning, when families of tho royal household and employees Cf the estate were invited to view the body, the curtains were drawn aside, permitting the brilliant early sunshine to flood the room. The maOurners remained in the room only q few minutes and most of them Ieft in tears.
 Tomorrow the body will lie in eeTni-state in the church 50 that subjects from the surrounding countrywide may see their dead king before the body is taken to Westminster Hall in London, where 1t will lie in state.
 Next Tuesday the state funeral will be held in St. Georges chapel at Windsor.
 By SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS United Press Stan Correspondent)
 London, Jan. 21.-(UP)-Great Britain had @ new heir apparent to her immemorial throne today in the Duke of York, 40-year -old brother of Edward VIII and second son of George V.
 Notonly is he first in the line of succession but his two daughters, Princess Elizabeth, 9, and Princess Margaret Rose, 5, are second and third.
 Most of his life, the Duke of York has been a royal understudy who never had the chance to play the lead. But with the elevation of his brother. his now becomes a starring role as possible king should he outlive Edward.
 Educated to Royalty
 Through his childhood and early manhood, the Duke of York has been trained and educated to the privileges and duties of royalty. Gtudious. and retiring as & youth, 1t was marriage that brought him to the public eye and wide popularity.
 Before he married Lady Elizabeth BOwes-Lyon in 1923, he was the ! usual second son of royalty. "Bertie" ! as the family call him, was fond of 1. his books.
 Ask Bertie," was popular re- mark around the royal house. He, 1 of all the children, most resembled his mother. At that time, he had her ! strict outlook on life and a lack of humor that some interpreted as be- { ing 'high-hat."
 Weeds Dainty Duchess
 Then he married pretty Lady Elizabeth--"the dainty duchess" l" : English papers called her at the time. England took this daughter of . Scottish peer to it's heart. The birth of two daughters added to her popularity and her husband basked in reflected glory. They became the model family, used as an example of marital bliss to multitude of erring wives and husbands.
 Christened with the usual long list of royal names-Albert Fred erick Arthur George-the Duke of York was born Dec. 14, 1895 at York cottage. Sandringham. He and Ed ward VIII, differing only a year in age, were reared together. At Eton, they were captains of rival cricket teams.
 Intended for Navy
 Intended for naval career, he was sent as was his father and elder brother to Osborne naval academy. Tn 1912, he went to sea for six months. He served as midshipman in the first battle Auiiadron during the first few months of the World var. He was attached to the II. M. s. Collingwood and was aboard that warship when 1t took part in tho battle of Jutland in 10l8.
 4 severe attack of influenza froced him to leave the sea and retire from actiye duty in 1918. The duke then Joined the royal air force and be- came an ardent air enthusiast. After passing his examinations as pilot, he was sent to France in Oc- tOber, 1918. month before the war ended. His skill in aviation and en- thusiasm for the air branch was recognized in 1855 with his appoint fnent as air vice marshal.
 Studied Economies
 4 year after the armistlce, the duke went to Cambridge university where he mpde an intensive study of eeOnomics Afid civics. He put this into actual practice by many visits to factories and mills studying pros Anction prcblaEns His interest In this