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...week. At Windsor Castle, Guardsman Harris of Edward of Wales's own Welsh Guards was court-martialed for falling asleep at his post while the King and Queen were in residence! "I felt ill, sir." said Guardsman .Harris, "and everything went black-like in front of me." At Buckingham Palace sneak thieves sneaked into the Royal Mews and stole from the hooks where it hung the solid gold bosses, buckles, and bangles that glitter on the scarlet leather harness of the eight horses that pull the state coach...
Last of the five royal courts of the season, and first that rheumatic George V was well enough to attend, occurred last week at Buckingham Palace. Of all the debutantes to make their curtseys, the most triumphant was Margaret Henriette McReynolds of Tennessee, daughter of U. S. Conference Delegate Sam McReynolds. Because it is obviously impossible to receive all the ladies attached to all the delegations the Lord Chamberlain's office announced that none of the ladies of the World Economic Conference would be presented. But Miss McReynolds had already received her "command" to attend. She had bought...
...their ancient post of honor at the Right of the Line were the short, ribbed jackets of the Royal Horse Artillery. Three guardsmen fainted, were carried from the parade ground. Queen Mary watched the show from a Whitehall balcony, then went home to preside at a family dinner in Buckingham Palace. The servants were given port and champagne...
That evening the King & Queen gave Lord Derby a banquet at Buckingham Palace, the table dressed with his black & white racing silks...
Stepdaughter Henrietta stood with a cockney crowd outside Buckingham Palace to watch three royal coaches with scarlet-liveried footmen bring Col. Bingham and his staff to present Ambassadorial credentials to King George...