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...four royal nurses???Purdie (English), Gordon (Scotch), Black (Irish) and Davies (Welsh)?were paid weekly from five to eight pounds apiece ($24-$38), and will receive from His Majesty personally "a substantial gift" according to an announcement last week at Buckingham Palace. About £3,000 ($14,580) was spent to install the special anti-fog machinery which purified the air in George V's bed- room (TIME, Dec. 17), and was considered indispensable in saving his life. To set up a special pharmacy in the Palace and keep it staffed day and night with the most expert drug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: The Crown | 4/8/1929 | See Source »

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