Show Palace Denies Denie Kings King's Lady I Friend Will Be Hostess I LONDON LOmON Oct OcL 2 INS INS For For the first time King Edwards Edward's household issued an official denial de denial de- de nial today of a story published in the United States linking his hI name with that a of Mrs Wally Vally Simpson Baltimore matron who enjoys close close- friendship with the mon mon- arch The story hinted that now that Queen Mary in the tradition of widowed English queens has left Buckingham palace lalace and taken up residence at Marlborough house bouse Mrs Irs Simpson will be the official hostess at King Edwards Edward's ma mal Buckingham Buckinghan palace dinners The ato story stop said Sir Godfrey Thomas private secretary to King i ii 11 fantastic and a pure t tb b I 1 it 1 i li ii 1 J. J fabrication There cannot be a word of truth in It because no arrangements arrange arrange- ments have yet et been made for his dinner parties I authorize you ou to state Buck Buck- ingham palace has issued an official cial denial Intimations Queen Mary left Buckingham out of ot pique over Edwards Edward's friendship with the American woman were regarded groundless In view o of the fact she announced this intention immediately im un- mediately after he death of at King George and arid in moving into Marl Marl- rough house merely followed the example of ot the latter's mother Queen Alexandra following the de death th o of oZ King j Edward VII i j h s |