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...home in Paris, the Duke of Windsor dressed up in a velvet jacket and kilt and entertained his friends by singing Getting to Know You from The King and I. Among the enthusiastic guests: onetime Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles, and Count Valdemar of Rosenberg, the King of Denmark's cousin (who encored the Duke's song with an exotic solo dance...
Arriving in London, the Duke of Windsor had tea with Queen Mother Elizabeth, next day lunched with Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on their fifth wedding anniversary...
Groucho's jackpot question: "In Shakespeare's Henry IV, Henry V and Merry Wives of Windsor, there appears a cowardly braggart whose good humor and wit have endeared him to millions the world over . . . I want you to identify this genial fellow." Contestants Muriel Stetson of Rivera, Calif, and Arthur LaVove of Los Angeles, teamed together, thought a moment, then answered "Pistol." Wrong, said Groucho. "The correct answer is Falstaff...
...then began to crawl off the rug. The nurse, without taking her eyes off the book, said "Naughty." The baby, with one hand in the air, paused. Its attitude was that of Colleoni's majestic charger in Venice or George Ill's famous "copper horse" at Windsor, and it seemed to enjoy cutting a dash. When it had crawled another two quick steps, it ended in the same grand pose. The nurse made ready to turn a page and again cried "Naughty" with keenest indignation. She turned the page. Her eyes and sharp little nose were directed...
...Royal St. George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England, the Duke of Windsor entered the autumn tournament with a handicap of 16. Wearing a waterproof hat that looked like a combination sou'wester and deerstalker, the Duke shot a 98. Next day, on the eleventh hole, he tore up his card, told club officials: "My game's so bad it's no good going on. It's all right to be playing like this in France . . . ordinary hurdles. But this course is the Grand National of golf courses...