Word: queened
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...quiet dinner at pro-French Mr. Eden's house in Mayfair, and a luncheon with King George and Queen Elizabeth at which Mr. Eden was not present but Mr. Chamberlain was, gave M. Chautemps and M. Delbos further opportunities to make friends. On their departure for Paris, the House of Commons was told by the Prime Minister that "a preliminary examination was made of the colonial question in all its aspects. It was recognized that this question was not one that could be considered in isolation, and moreover would involve a number of other countries...
...were startled to learn last week that their King had again gone to England, where he had only just made a State visit (TIME, Nov. 29), following his treaty-making visit a few months before (TIME, April 5). This time handsome young Leopold III, 36, traveled with his mother, Queen Elisabeth, and both got bad colds, sore throats on a cold, rough Channel crossing. In strict incognito they went to stay at Welbeck Abbey with their friends of many years, the Duke of Portland & family...
...arrived in England, did not go to Welbeck Abbey. In 1932 Prince Charles was rumored engaged to the Duke of Portland's fair-haired granddaughter, the none-too-beauteous Lady Alexandra Margaret Anne Cavendish-Bentinck, now 21. World-wide rumors that Lady Anne is about to become either Queen or a Princess of the Belgians were met by official denials carried on British Press Association wires and at Brussels the King's Secretary, Baron Capelle called them "childish fairy tales...
...grand evening!" commented King George after the last turn, a Scottish shepherd who sang A Hundred Pipers an' A', after which 100 pipers from Scottish regiments marched in piping their loudest, burst into God Save the King before a backdrop of Edinburgh Castle. Cried Scottish Queen Elizabeth "Thank you for a wonderful surprise...
Later, with King George out of town on a shooting trip last week, the Queen's Standard was flown at Buckingham Palace for the first time, showing that Her Majesty was alone in residence. Proud Scots passing by noted that the Queen's Standard incorporates the Scottish arms of Bowes-Lyon with the standards of England, Ireland and Scotland...