Word: frederika
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Almost at once Queen Frederika displayed the relaxed charm which has endeared her to the people of Greece. In the open Cadillac, on the way into Washington, she helped Secretary Dulles into his overcoat. When someone shouted "Zito!" (Greek for long live), Frederika's pretty face lighted up with a smile. During the welcoming ceremonies in front of the District Building, the Queen gravely returned the impudent wink of a reporter. A few minutes later, under the White House porte-cochere, the President and Mrs. Eisenhower hurried down the steps to greet their old friends. "May you find...
...What a Doll!" That evening Frederika and Paul dined royally on gold service at a glittering State dinner. Afterwards the President presented the Legion of Merit to the King, and Paul responded with a graceful speech. "Greece is the first democratic country which completely defeated full-scale aggression by militant Communists," he said. "We shall never forget that America came to our aid so generously in that hour of desperate crisis...
King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece arrived at Massachusetts Hall just before noon yesterday on the second leg of their "get acquainted" tour of the United States. Accompanied by President Pusey and College officials, the royal pair disappeared briefly into the traditional welcoming room amid Greek renditions of "Long live the King" and American equivalents shouted by gaping students...
Royalty comes to Cambridge at noon today when King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece briefly visit the University as part of their god will tour of the United States...
...Alexandra, 32, opened a letter from her husband, exiled King Peter. Reading the King's firm refusal to drop his divorce suit, Alexandra drew blood from one wrist with a penknife, later declared she would have finished the job if, just then, her aunt, Greece's Queen Frederika, had not phoned. When Peter heard how his wife had been saved by the bell, he growled: "This is the fourth time . . . It's nothing serious...