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From the Japanese Foreign Office to Sweden's King Gustaf VI Adolf went an airmailed gift: photographs of a sturdy pine tree which Gustaf planted in a Kyoto temple garden 25 years ago when he was Crown Prince...
After a toast from his loyal subjects at a Lancashire County council luncheon, King George VI gave them a reassuring response: "I appreciate the way in which you have drunk my health. I am sorry that it underwent a temporary setback last month [a deep cold], but I can assure you that it is now entirely worthy of your confidence...
...VI-Thou shalt go to a school of the masses...
...revolt began to take form in 1532 when Parliament, under the direction of Henry VIII, enacted laws formally renouncing papal supremacy. The movement extended over the three subsequent reigns of Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth. There was no formal schism until the Pope finally realized that Elizabeth was determined in her refusal to acknowledge his supremacy. He excommunicated her and absolved her subjects from allegiance to her. The papal adherents began to separate themselves into a distinct community around the year...
...hard time setting on the social and official activities of Britain's royal family. In Windsor, tightly clutching his grandmother's hand, little Prince Charles watched his grandfather, King George VI, present new colors to the Coldstream Guards, did his best to come to attention afterwards while the King took the salute. In Malta, photographers snapped a carefree picture of Charles's parents, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, leading a garrison ball. At the Royal Navy College, Dartmouth, Princess Margaret handed out end-of-term prizes, later tested the aplomb of a few cadets in a round...