Word: connaught
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...unjustifiably detained in the asylum at my instance." George V, King of England: "At Aldershot, I left the parade grounds on my charger after reviewing the troops. The horse became frightened at the cheering crowds. He bucked and nearly collided with a horse ridden by the aged Duke of Connaught alongside the Queen's carriage, and I was forced to abandon the procession and to turn him back and ride him home along a quiet route. Said the newspapers: 'The incident recalls the time the King was thrown from his horse in France during...
...only four royal dukes: King George, who is also Duke of Lancaster and Duke of Normandy; Prince of Wales, who holds the titles of Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay; Prince Albert, who is Duke of York; Prince Arthur, uncle of King George, who is Duke of Connaught and Strathearn...
...Lady Louise Mountbatten, daughter of the late Marquis of Milford Haven, second cousin of King George of England, by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London, in the Chapel Royal, London. By his first wife, who was Princess Margaret Victoria, daughter of the Duke of Connaught, and who died in 1920, Prince Gustaf Adolf has four sons and one daughter. Over six feet tall, he possesses an athletic medal, awarded for high proficiency in five different sports. He is a practical archaeologist and a collector of modern paintings...
Information is trickling out from the Connaught Laboratory on the nature of Dr. Banting's new secret (TIME, Oct. 22). The experiments are said to deal with the suprarenal glands. These " endocrines " affect the general vitality of the body, emotions of combat and effort, blood pressure, pigmentation, sex development. They have a " cortex " or rind, the active principle of which has not yet been isolated, and a " medulla " or core, source of adrenalin (TIME, April 4). Failure or insufficiency of suprarenal action causes various disorders, depression, neurasthenia, discolored skin and the so-called Addison's disease. The exact...
...husband, Prince Arthur of Connaight, son of the Duke of Connaught, is Governor General of South Africa...