The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-18
BY LADY sMITH-DoRRIEN
fC,onvrirht 1895 nv United Press)

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London, Dec. 18.-(UP)-We Eng
lish don't like spoiled children. The
royal family Is no exception to the
rule. And our new king and queen
have followed that rule to the let
ter.
There is not enough space to give
anything like. as many examples Of
this as I could. I shall merely re-
late few typical anecdotes which
will illustrate the manner in which
Princess Elizabeth, who may be our
future queen, and her sister, Prin-
cess Margaret Rose, are being
brought up.
Curiously enough, they who dis
cuss our royal family are telling
stories about little Princess "Lilibet,"
some of which to my personal
knowledge we're told about her
aunt, Princess Mary, the princess
royal. One Of those "revivals" I
know to be falsely. attributed to
"Lilibet," because 1t was told to me
by the officer concerned long before
she was born.
How They Behave
But as 1t shows clearly how our
young royalty always have been ex-
pected to behave, here 1t Is:
After the conclusion of a royal
visit to one of our ships, the naval
captain, who considered the gap be-
tween the ship and the launch
which brought the royal party
aboard was q little too wide to be
crossed safely by the tiny legs OF
the princess royal, picked the child
up and lifted her to the deck of the
launch, saying: There, little lady,"
"I,m not little lady" came the
unexpected reply. I'm a princess"
Queen Mary, who had witnessed
the scene and heard the child's re-
mark, was prompt in making known
her disappreval. THANK the cap
tain for lifting you," she said. "You
are not lady yet, but hope one
day you may become one."
No Easy Task
It is no easy task to convey to a
child of royal birth that almost i'm
perceptible difference which must
always exist between the dignity OF
carriage which is expected to be-
tray the proud heridity OF royal
blood and good manners which en-
able those Of humber birth to rec
ognize and respect 1t.
The following incident, I think,
illustrates the type Of situation with
which those who share the task Of
bringing up royalty often are faced.
It was recounted to me by my eld-
est boy, Capt. Grenfell Smith-Dor-
rien. At the time, he was acting as
aide de camp to Sir Charles Har-
rmgton, commander-in-chief at
Aldershot, in the traditional tat
too"
Many Thousands There
Many thousands of children had
been brought down ON special trains
for the occasion. My boy was par
ticularly struck by the fact that
those children spent far more time
staring admiringly at the princess.
Someone else who noticed the same
thing suggested that In the circum-
stances It would be pity fpr the
royal party to drive away In the
limousine which brought them to
Aidershot, thus depriving the ex-
cited spectators Of really getting a
good view of the royal children.
My son rushed out and comman-
deered an open car which he dis
covered in O nearby public car park.
In his haste. he had not time for a
selection and, he admitted that the
car which he brought back certain
" was not up to the royal STAN
dard." IT was. however. sufiicient
to accomplish the purpose, enabling
the king and queen and their
daughters 10 drive slowly between
two long rows OF cheering children.
She Rode I'm Old Car
When instead Of the spotless royal
limousine IN which they drove down |
sKom London, 'E,ilibet" caught sight |
Of the not very good looking temp |
oFsry substitute. she exclaimed:
'1'ni not going to drive In that aw- !