Word: frederika
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...Awful Bore. As the first German Hanover to occupy a throne in more than 80 years. Frederika more than justified her regal forebears. But a Queen, particularly a mere Queen consort, with such outstanding gifts and firm opinions was bound to have an unsettling effect on the delicate balance of Greek politics. Frederika's personal charm and many good works had gone far in Greece to wipe out the stain of her German past and the fact that three of her brothers were officers in Hitler's Wehrmacht. Her Teutonic inclination toward rigid government was not so easy...
...Queen of Greece. Frederika dabbled firmly and frequently in the political pond, and up to very recently she never hesitated to express her opinion on any and all subjects to whatever newsman might drop by. Her frank description of Farouk's attempted seduction, to a LIFE reporter* three years ago, resulted in the severing of diplomatic relations between Egypt and Greece. Such freewheeling monarchy for a while made her a newsman's dream come true, but it led her inevitably to clash with those more responsible than herself for Greece's welfare...
...years with no discernible benefit to their country, the Greeks turned once again to him to get them out of their trouble. In the general election of that year, Greek voters gave Papagos' newly organized Greek Rally by far the biggest number of seats in Parliament. Frederika was more than ever fearful of the man who thus stood as her only rival for the love of the people. At the Queen's urging, King Paul seized on a technicality of the election machinery, passed over the Marshal, and called on a coalition of his leftist opponents to form...
Today, after a year of Papagos' government, none of the gallant gentlemen concerned will admit the slightest friction between themselves and Frederika. Peurifoy and Grady have only the highest praise for her. The feud between the Marshal and the Queen, which never got far beyond the cafes of Athens in any case. seems to have been tacitly forgotten by everyone concerned...
...inches. -(l.r.) Constantine, Paul, Frederika, Sophie and Irene. -"He didn't know who I was. but he took one look [as Frederika sat talking to Queen Farida |, ordered his wife out of the room and switched off the light. I was quite terrified. If I slapped his face, I knew it might cause all sorts of international complications. So I just stood up and said, 'That very big man outside in the naval uniform is my husband, and I love him very much.' Farouk simply 1'aughed, turned on the light and walked...