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Show Duke and Wally "Listen In" on Coronation Fete (Copyright 1937 by United Press) . MONTS, France, May 12 (U.R) The Duke of Windsor lounged in a bathrobe near ivlrs. Wallis War-field War-field today and listened to the ceremonial elevation of his .brother .broth-er to the throne which he gave up for love. The former King Edward VIII was happy and. content. He was with t'he woman whom he values more than the throne of an empire, em-pire, and he was a private person, freed of the burdens of state. Outside it was raining violently. Inside, in the ancient kitchen of the Castle Cande which has been converted into an American bar, it was cozy and the radio was placed beside the leaping flames of a big fireplace. . Duke Is Silent - As a faithful subject, the duke sent a congratulatory telegram to his brother. The castle staff refused re-fused to reveal its wording. The duke was mostly silent, except ex-cept for an occasional remark to Mrs! Simpson, 'his equerry, Lt. Dudley Forewood, and Mr. and Mrs. Herman L. Rogers, the only i others present. A member of the entourage, in response to a telephone call, said: "I must insist that the duke is not sad today. I really believe he is profoundly happy that his brother is being crowned. "Naturally, had the duke desired desir-ed the crown, it would have been his but he made his choice and it is evident to those few who approach ap-proach him that he has no regrets, but on the contrary appears happier hap-pier than ever in his life." The duke remained at the radio throughout the long ceremony. Servants said that Mrs. Warfield was excited but that the duke was not. Ir. their conversation Edward mentioned himself only once, recalling re-calling 'his own excitement at the coronation of his father, King George V, in 1911. The duke expected to listen to his brother's speech tonight after which he hoped to see a motion picture of the coronation filmed especially for him. The picture was to be rushed here by airplane and was to be exhibited in the former kitchen, which has been transformed into an American j bar. Britishers and Americans at Tours and Monts celebrated with champagne toasts. Both towns took on a festive atmosphere. British and French flags flew from windows and flagpoles. |