His private secretary recorded that the King "believed he would not be fulfilling his trust were he now to make his selection of Prime Minister from the House of Lords".
وسجل سكرتيره الخاص أن الملك "أعتقد أنه لن يحقق ثقته الآن بإختيار رئيس الوزراء من مجلس اللوردات".