The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19
BIRTHDAY FOR
 FUTURE QUEEN
Princess Elizabeth of Eng land Will Be l2 Years
 Old on Thursday
By HARRY L. PERCY United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 London, April 19-(UP)-Princess Elizabeth, heir to the throne, haunt ed the entrances of Windsor Castle today, running an exploratory hand over every arriving package and try ing to guess the contents.
 Thursday is the princess 18th birthday and bulky packages have been pouring into the castle by every post and by messenger. Some of the royal relatives carried their own presents.
 With her chattering seven-year- old sister, Margaret Rose, Princess Elizabeth did her best to get a pre- view of the things in store for her, but by the queens orders every package was carried unopened to her mothers suite, to be kept until Thursday morning.
 Big Birthday Party
 That afternoon there will be big birthday party with tea, movies and nursery games. Elizabeth was al- lowed to choose the films to be shown and one of them, of course, was Snow White.
 Elizabeth also selected her own list of guests and mailed out the in- vitations.
 The children tried to coax their parents today to help them weed out their private garden patches in the grounds of the royal lodge, in line with the spring cleaning" they have been giving their elaborate play cot tage.
 Margaret Rose refused to give any of the mint from her garden to the castle kitchens, because she discov- cred they made mince sauce for lamb from it and she shudders at the idea of killing lambs.
 Her Daily Ride
 On Thursday morning after read ing her birthday mail and opening the presents, Princess Elizabeth will take her daily ride on her pony.
 Although when she gets older the princess will have to learn to ride a decorous side saddle, she still is a trim little figure in jodhpurs and blouse, riding astride, and probably will continue to do so for about three more years.
 Few little girls have experienced as much as Elizabeth in the past year. There was the coronation, state drives through London, the state opening of parliament and sev- eral official grown-up parties at Buckingham palace, although the princess is not old enough yet to attend royal courts.
 All these first stepsare to teach i her the inner meaning of the re- responsibilities and the may do" and must notS" of her position.
 Still a Child
 Yet so far as such surroundings allow, she is still very much the lit tie child, with the common likes and dislikes of 12-eyar-old. One of the dislikes, for instance, is the German language, which was added recently to her long list of studies.
 "It doesn't appeal to me-" she ex- plained, but the thought of trying to dodge it never entered her head An important part of Elizabeth's education in the next year will be preparation for confirmation in the Church of England, which some day she is destined to swear to maintain as queen and defender of the faith.
 Both Elizabeth and Margaret Rose have expressed keen interest in the family of Josph P. Kennedy, United States ambassador They have asked their mother many questions about the large Kennedy family and ex- pressed wish to meet them. Younger Kennedys
 The younger Kennedys, however, are not old enough to attend official functions, although there is possi- bility that they may meet infor- mally this summer.
 The two children had the usual Easter festivities, with hot cross buns on Good Friday and Easter eggs on Sunday. They had fun hunting for the eggs in the castle grounds.
 The birthday presents, including the one from Uncle David (the Duke of Windsor) meanwhile remained a close secret. Margaret Rose went around with a secretive smile over the present which she bought her self, and refused to tell what it is, despite all of Elizabeth'S pleas and "rova1 commands" of an elder sister