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Political Writer John Grigg, once a harsh critic of the monarchy, who now feels that Elizabeth "is to be hailed as an unquestionably good Queen," told TIME that he was "almost moved to tears" by her stroll from St. Paul's to Guildhall last week. "Until quite recently," Grigg noted, "the stuffier kind of monarchists felt that the Queen couldn't behave in an informal manner without demeaning herself. But in fact it enhances her. Not only can she do it, but she clearly enjoys doing...
Richard W. Grigg Sunset Beach, Hawaii...
Bulldog defensive play, however, does not match the Elis' offensive standard. Fullbacks Phil Meyer and Mal Black are big but slow, and alternating goalies Charlie Grigg and Andy Block have shown a tendency to wilt under pressure. The Elis use a three-back defense, with the center half functioning as a third fullback, to bolster their protection...
Married. John Edward Poynder Grigg, second Baron Altrincham, 34, monarchist editor of the National and English Review, whose 1957 analysis of "The Monarchy Today" thoughtfully explored the Crown's position in a world where "republics are the rule," but earned him inglorious publicity for his choice of phrases about the Queen's speaking style ("a pain in the neck") and manner ("that of a priggish schoolgirl, captain of the hockey team"); and Marian Campbell, 27, editor of a youth magazine published by Altrincham; in Tormarton, England...
...Take that!" said the little man, and as newsreel cameras whirred, he slapped the young peer in the face. "It didn't hurt me a bit," said 33-year-old John Edward Poynder Grigg, second Baron Altrincham of Tormarton, as his assailant was led away, but throughout the length and breadth of the United Kingdom there were those, particularly among his peers, who felt Altrincham had got off a lot too easily. In Bow Street court next morning, the slapper proved to be a paid agent of a group of nostalgics who call themselves The League of Empire Loyalists...