Word: lilibet
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Although the Keeper of the Privy Purse had pruned Mahon's verse-a member of the Royal Family must not be named in anything that can be exploited commercially-it was still a comely tribute to Lilibet. Sample...
From the first, Elizabeth's father and mother (Papa and Mummie) were determined to keep their daughter's life as free from the shadow of the Crown as possible. But in Britain, as in most of the Empire, Princess Lilibet was the private darling of every household. Her every gurgled word, new tooth, prank or bright saying was reported and syndicated to the farthest outposts. Did Lilibet have a new camera? The press promptly drooled: "She has already taken some quite creditable photos since she mastered the art of getting her subjects into focus...
Many an echo of these lavish reports came back to Lilibet, and her sense of importance was in no way diminished by a kindly, doting old Sovereign whom she called "Grandpapa England." "They're cheering for you, you know," George V explained to her one day as he held her in his arms on the Palace balcony. Lilibet smiled radiantly. Later she was caught testing her royal prerogative by making a playmate bow low in homage...
...potential subjects and fond grandfather were determined to make Lilibet aware of her importance, there were others equally determined to make her aware of her responsibilities. Statuesque Queen Mary, still the greatest influence in Elizabeth's life, was never one to tolerate arrogant nonsense as she shepherded her small relative through London's museums and theaters. Once when Lilibet tugged at her impatiently because there were crowds outside "waiting to see me," Granny Queen whisked the proud Princess home via the back door. One day when furious Lilibet was demanding a favor of her governess with the words...
Prince Charming? The great question mark that hovers perpetually over any heiress has never left Lilibet. Since she was first able to blow a kiss from her cradle, Britain's cooing matchmakers have been at work on her. When the Princess took to nightclubbing, the speculation, abetted by trigger-fingered columnists, increased tenfold, until any sleek young lord seen dancing twice with Lilibet was a marked man. Since she seldom sits one out (she is a gifted and tireless dancer), the field was enormous. But during the last year it has narrowed to a single contestant: a well-scrubbed...