Evening star., 1936-12-14

An intimate story OF the lires
and personalities Of the Duke and
Duchess OF York, ,Uho now have
nscended the throne OF the British
Empire, is told here In a series OF
articles, of tohich this is the fourth.
> BY ii. J. J. SARGENT.
LONDON December IA CNA.
EA).-As the Duchess of York. the
new Queens days were filled with So
cial engagements, some Of them bor-
ing and irksome to her. but she al
ways carried them out with the
charming and friendly smile which is
famous throughout the British En-
pire
The new Queen of England, when
she moves to Buckingham Palace will
naturally be more aloof from public
gaze than hitherto, as it Is only on
very special occasions that the Queen
of England attends public functions.
but she already has told her personal
friends that she expects to see them
at the palace just as frequently as
she did at her former home in Picca-
dilly. Chief among these is Mrs.
Ronald Greville, whose country house
the present King and Queen had for
their honeymoon. Mrs. Greville does
q lot of diplomatic and political en-
tertaining at both her town and coun-
Try houses and is a great favorite Of
both the King and Queen. who fire.
uuently visited her, while she general
~ dropped in at 145 Piccadilly a
couple of times a week to have a chat.
The royal couple. however, are es-
sentially home-loving and lead prob
ably the quietest and most domestic
life of any in the country. They very
seldom go out to either private or
restaurant parties and only occasion
ally visit the theater and cinema, and,
when they do so, they appear un-
heralded and unannounced.
Friends Assured Welcome.
Other friends who had the right Of
entry at all times at las Piccadilly
are Mr.. and Lady Doris Vyner. Lord
and Lady Pembroke and Lord and
Lady Annaly, at whose wedding the
Queen was bridesmaid: Lady Punk
ct, Lord and Lady Allendale, Sir Phil
for air and his cousin. Mrs. Gubbay.
who helped the Queen furnish her
Ficcadilly home. as she is an enthu-
.siast over old furniture and old silver.
These friends the royal pair have as
eured a warm welcome whenever they
visit Buckingham Palace.
But the new Queen is entirely
wrapped up in her duties as wife and
mother, and these come before every
thing She has a most ardent admirer
In her husband, for whom she makes
an ideal companion. She accompanies
him whenever possible and looks after
his personal comfort Just as any
fniddle-class wife. and when he is tired
and wants to be alone, she takes care
that nobody disturbs him in the quiet
and peaceful atmosphere Of his study.
She always is extremely considerate
to her staff. and frequently. when they
returned home late at night. they let
themselves into the house and enjoyed
q light meal left for them in the
boudoir, where the duchess would make
coffee in an electric percolator.
The King personally likes nothing
better than to be with his wife and
children who are extremely fond of
him. for he has the faculty, which is
Invaluable in a father, Of being able
to enter into their games as sympa-
thetfcally as if he we're one Of them.
Both the King and his wife read q
great deal of history and biographies
as we'll as novels, and then the Queen
has been known to reveal an unex-