Show I Paying His Rent With a Flag Flip Flipp I p i i iI I The duke of Wellington holds bolds the thu manor of Strathfieldsaye on condition that each year on the anniversary ot of the battle of Waterloo June 19 he resents to the sovereign a French flag a sign that the estate Is held by favor to th the first duke reward reminder that it was given as a and of the king a Generally the reigning duke presents the banner In person person- 1101 r his MB his services for indeed Indeed he ho used to bear It to the sovereign himself riding on horseback This being In mourning a II representative of his grace took tho thorent thorent year rent the to Windsor court and saw it set In place The duke of Marlborough retains the Blenheim estates by payment of a similar fee on the anniversary of the tue battle of Dle Blenheim heim August 13 In each case when the new flag Is set in position position position po po- back to the duke Non presentation of or the flag would the tile old flag goes entail entail forfeiture of the estate |