May 18, 2011
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Edward’s Abdication
Because we loved The King’s Speech, my husband knew
I would enjoy reading the December 10, 1936 edition of the Oregon Journal.Um…yeah!
The news of King Edward’s abdication takes up six full pages.
The “Queen-Apparent” Elizabeth received her share of the focus.
The 10-year-old’s newest accomplishment was climbing trees.She is beginning to understand the motto
which her mother taught her almost as
soon as she could talk–
“duty first, self second.”
I wonder how Kate Middleton’s experience compares to the Queen Mum’s:Her final love match with Albert and his acceptance
meant the beginning of a period of hard work for her.
Every morning at 6:30 Lady Elizabeth arose and spent
an hour studying private books dealing with the history
of the royal family, reading works on the the constitution
and other matters. At Buckingham palace each day she
was taught all the important angles
of precedent, formality and dress.
Does anyone else like to read vintage books/publications?
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Home organs were la-de-da!
Do any of you know of a home organ that is being played now?~ ~ ~
Ever curious, I went online to see what happened to Wallis, Duchess of Windsor.
She is said to have summed up her life in one sentence:
“You have no idea how hard it is to live out a great romance.“
Comments (5)
How does the article address their (Wallis and Edward’s) ties with Hitler et al?
Very cool! I love looking at stuff like that. My aunt still has a home organ which she plays from time to time.
where did DH find it?
Very cool. We have Terry’s mom’s organ in our basement. Alas, it has not been played since we moved it here. She used to play it quite often.
That’s a cool post!