Evening star., 1936-12-10
HEIR.PRESUMPTIVE WINS
STRONG SCOTCH BACKING
Serious Outlook ON Empire Affairs
Contrasts Him to Edward-Elizabeth
Is Next i'm Line.

Britain's new monarch-to-be is
known as practical, home-loving
man, serious and conservative, and
studious without being scholar.
Though educated for the sea. he
became the chief worker of the House
of Windsor in preaching corporation
among all classes in industrial Britain.
As prospective ruler, his own
brother, Edward VIII, when he was
Prince Of Wales, made this solemn
pronouncement:
MY brother BERTHE would make
better King than I would"
BERTHE" as the new King has been
known in his family, takes his first
name-and, many say, his seriousness
from his great-grandfather, Prince
Albert, consort of Queen Victoria.
He. was born December ID. 1895, IN
York Cottage, Sandringham. Queen
Victoria was still on the throne and
December IA was sacred to her as
the anniversary of the death Of her
husband.
The new prince was given the names
Albert Frederick Arthur George.
With his brother Edward VIII, who
was less than 1s months his senior,
he IVES given the early education OF
q well-bred English boy before ne
faced a naval career.
Took Part In Battle Of Jutland.
That began when he was IS and
tasted until the end of 1917. In 1916
he took part in the Battle of Jutland,
serving in a fore turret of the Colling-
wood, and she shelled German de-
stroyers and the Derflinger.
Illness, which resulted in operations
for appendicitis and duodenal ulcer,
terminated his sea-going ambitions.
Britain was still at war and the
young Prince turned to the new arm,
aviation, into which many naval ofii-
GERS were being drafted. He served in
France with the Independent air force
anad after the armistice won his wings.
With the coming of peace he went
10 Trinity College. Cambridge, with
his brother Henry, later Duke OF
Gloucester, to complete his education
riding q bicycle to lectures like any
student.
While he studied history. civics and
economics, he was also called upon as
q member Of the royal family to un-
Gertake engagements. Sometimes he
deputized for his father, but more
often it was for his busy brother, the
Prince Of Wales.
Given Title of Industrial Prince"
His title as "the Industrial Prince"
grew out Of the work in which he
specialized almost from the beginning
touring factories, sponsoring youth
organizations, preaching cooperation
among the classes and supporting the
medical betterment of the nation.
His chief organ in this, work was
the Industrial Welfare Society, Of
which he was long president, and his
most notable innovation was the
founding of what came to be known
IS the Duke of York Camp"
Gave Boys Vacation.
In the camp he annually brought
together for a two-week vacation 200
boys from the factories Of the land
and 200 from the elite preparatory
schools to live and play together.
Prince Albert was created Duke OF
York in 1920 and took his seat in the
House of Lords, but he was little in
terested in politics and seldom at
tended the sessions to listen to the
debates.
His marriage to Lady Elizabeth
Bowes-Lyon. a commoner, daughter Of
the Earl and Countess Of Strathmore,
took place April 26, 1928, in West
minister Abbey.
The marriage of prince in direct
Ene to the throne to one of his fathers
subjects was unusual though not un-
precedented and in the nationalism
which had followed the war and the
reace-time rehabilitation it was highly
popular.
Their first child, Princess Elizabeth
Alexandra Mary, was born April 81,
1925, and their second, Princess Mar
garet Rose, August 81, 1880.
The Duke, meanwhile, though he
bore his share in fulfilling the engage
r1ents of the royal family, was diff
dent and remained in the background
as much as he could.
His difficulty was stammering.
Hard consonants were the greatest
hurdles which faced him and he fire.
uuently embarrassed himself and his
listeners through his inability to utter
what he wanted to say.
Stammering Cured.
Specialists, one after another, were
baff1ed, and it remained for a young
Australian, Lionel Logue, to effect a
cure. Under Logue's guidance, the
duke embarked upon two-year pro-
gram of training which brought him
fluent speech.
The first real test came May 9, 1927,
when he opened the new Parliament
building of the Australian common
wealth in Canberra-and he spoke
without faltering.
Thence forward, though his natural
reserve continued to give him the rep
utation for being the quietest member
of the House Of Windsor, his excep-
tional shyness faded.
The tour of Australia and New
zealand was MS most extensive I'M
perial trip, but in l924-25 the Duke
and Duchess visited East Africa. They
have also been on number of mis-
sions to European capitals.
In their home circle, with two
young daughters, they lived quietly.
Their London home was las, Pic
cadilly, across Green Park from Buck
ingham Palace, while their country
home was in Windsor Great Park.
With the death of the Dukes father.
George v, and the accession of Ed
ward VIII, the Duke became heir pre-
sumptive and to him fell the bulk Of
the duties Edward had carried out as
Prince Of Wales.
Destined for Navy.
Britain's new King was early des-
tined for the navy.
And If boyhood drawings are sig
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