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Show OLD IKE'S HEART WmiIHGGEDKE Foster-Mother of Reigning Monarch longs for Boy Who Was Her Care. BY LADY MANWAEINQ. Special Cable to The Tribune. LONDON, Sept. 17. Separated by the wldo Atlantic from the royal baby she nursed years ago. Is Mrs. Ann Roberts, nn old Welsh lady, who had the honor or being foster mother to King George. Although In comfortable circumstancos with her brother in America, she pines for her native land, as can be seen from a pathetic observation sho recently made. "My heart Is over there, where now reigns the young prince whom T nursed. Were I over there now I would be entitled en-titled to I lie Old folks' nonslnn. lml rln.iM you think that sho who nursed the reigning reign-ing king Is also entitled to something more than such a pittance? You have possibly read how truly noblo and generous gen-erous the young king of Spain Is acting towards his old nurse. He provides for every comfort, and she is made much of by the court and people. Do you think my Prince George would do less for his own old nurse? I refuse to believe be-lieve it." Speaking of the time when sho went, to nurse the royal child, Mrs. Roberts said she loft her own baby In charge of an older sister, and eight days afterwards after-wards Urn baby died. "I shall never forget that hour and Its bitter; anguish," she declared. "My llttlo girl's death was a sad blow to me. The loss of my own beautiful child had' that effect on me regarding the little prince that I soon grew almost to believe that he was truly my own child. I was kept In this position posi-tion for just about one year, and when my services were no longer required. King lEdward. then Prince of Wales, sent for mo from the nursery to toll mc that I had not only won his own esteem and that of his beautiful Alexandra, but was also esteemed and respected by all the royal household." She returned home after a year's absence ab-sence to find that her husband's business busi-ness had been ruined. This ld her to take up nursing as a profession, and with tho money earned In the royal service serv-ice Mrs. Roberts paid for lessons and won her diploma In both branches. lror thirty-tivo years she co-operated with all the royal doctors serving at Windsor Castle. Marlborough Mouse, and several others. She became deaf after several years of service and declined new cases. |