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...King last week on the 58th day of his reign held his first levee as Edward VIII. Hitherto these royal receptions of men have nearly always been held in St. James's Palace ("The Court of St. James") with the Sovereign driving thither in horse-drawn state from his residence at Buckingham Palace. This procedure Edward VIII, who has his apartments in a wing of St. James's Palace and uses Buckingham Palace merely as an office, varied in two precedent-shattering respects. He held his "Court of St. James" levee in Buckingham Palace, and he drove thither...
Thus transferred to Edward VIII was the genial nickname Scotsmen bestowed on his grandfather King Edward VII. Scottish authorities differ as to whether this venerable Sovereign was called "Good old Teddy!" because his figure somewhat resembled that of the popular Teddy Bear, created in the year of his accession (1901). From now on in Scotland 41-year-old King Edward is good old Teddy...
...Your King." Quitting the Queen Mary bareheaded in a pouring rain amid fresh roars of "Good old Teddy!" the Sovereign drove off rapidly over an unannounced route with John Stewart, Lord Provost of Glasgow. Scotsman Stewart later chuckled: "The King is a very human man. In my private room he showed me how to balance a penny. When I tried to emulate His Majesty and failed he said: 'Please give me back my penny. You know I am a Scotsman...
Patting the moppet's head, the Sovereign answered: "Yes, Little...
...private car King Edward and his aching leg muscles reached London early, drove not to St. James's Palace but to Mayfair's swank Turkish Baths in Jermyn Street where almost every employe is his oldtime friend. Calling to them: "Good morning! Good morning!" the Sovereign bathed Turkishly for 90 minutes, emerged daisy-fresh to find Jermyn Street almost obstructed by a curious throng of his subjects who cheered as his United-Kingdom-built car drove...