Word: sovereigns
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...hours later the dead King's tall (6 ft. 3 in.), 45-year-old brother stood before the civil and military dignitaries of Greece and took the sovereign's oath. The assemblage rumbled: "Zito o Vassileus Pavlos" (Long Live King Paul...
With a Shovel. With sovereign continuity satisfied, the Greek court turned to mourning, and the world to taking a good look at the obscure yachtsman who has ascended the world's most controversial throne. The new King started with advantages over his deceased brother: no taint of supporting the prewar Metaxas dictatorship; a genial, democratic manner; an energetic, intelligent wife...
When the new King says "We," he speaks as a husband, not as a sovereign. Always interested in youth movements, King Paul, as Crown Prince, has long planned a work corps of young Greeks, probably to be called the Volunteer Corps of St. George, to rebuild Greek roads. Last February, as Paul outlined the plan to a TIME correspondent, Frederika interjected: "And of course, my dear, you will go out and set an example with a shovel." "Oh yes," he said, "and we'll get some of our Ministers out there too." And both, who make no secret...
...shall not blame America alone for present tensions and I shall criticize Russia when I think Russia is wrong. But I do assert that a great part of our conflict with Russia is the normal conflict between two strong and sovereign nations and can be solved in normal ways...
...Pinkle-Ponkle. As with any potential heir to the throne, Elizabeth's formal education was the constitutional concern not only of the reigning sovereign but of the Cabinet. It was soon decided that no school would match Princess Elizabeth's requirements. So every day from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with an hour off for lunch, she studied history, grammar, literature and arithmetic with her Scottish governess "Crawfie" (Miss Marion Crawford...