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Show 400 pages of 'giddaps,' claimed with wonder. A soft answer turns away wrath, but it let in an awful lot of Ivern Boyett salesmen. QUIPS AND QUOTES door-to-do-or . Frances Benson After s long sojourn in a mental 1 just realized what Twiggy hospital, the- great novelist seemed me of. Ifs Elizabeth Taylor to be regaining his sanity. He even as painted by Picasso. had asked for a typewriter and, Robert Orban for the past three months, he'd been pounding at It every dayr Attest, announcing that his new novel The lady patient was eager to was finished, he proudly turned the cooperate and get things over with manuscript over to the hospital's as quickly as possible. Leaning chief psychiatrist back in the chair, she opened her The doctor opened it eagerly and read. to L mouth as wide as the Grand Can- began, General Joner leaped upon his - yon and waited for the dentist faithful horse and yefledTgiddapT 'begin his The "Madam, ifs not necessary to giddap, giddap, giddap . . doctor scanned through the rest of open so wide, the dentist ex,. the pages. . . plained. "I'm planning to stand Scott Keller outside." "Why, there's nothing here but , Ovor and Out Out of sequestered eaves and nooks The merry trowt eoase leaping, ' Sporting la sylvan streams anil And the fisherman watches, weeping. Yes, now is the time the fish eome oat, Rainbowed, profuse, and splendid, An advent that leaves no slightest donht The fishing season has ended! -- fi re-mi- nis 3- - " 'r Slmrbmck Gmlbrmith CorgU -- JLf Charles' Queen l a for example. Her grandfather is thr Duke of Richmond, with whom the Queen traditionally visits when she it" goes to Goodwood races." : : f Contained from page 4) t -,.; . -- - - is V., L IV, 1 if . all-sta- ft - . Family Weekly, November IS, 1991 Margot Cholomondeley, daughter of the Earl of Rocksavage, has a similar advantage In that her fa-ther always plays host to the Queen when she attends the Chester races. Of oil the possible candidates, there is none with quite so many Henrietta advantages as Fitxroy. Her mother, a countess, has been appointed recently to the oddly named post of Mistress of the Queen's Robes, which means that she is in attendance to the Queen te on and ceremonial sions. In addition, Henrietta's brother, Lord Ipswich, is a dose friend of Charles, and Henrietta herself has known the Prince since the two of them were babies. In the days before Charles was wJhisked off to school, Henrietta "Etta, as Charles calls her was a regular visitor to Buckingham Palace for weekly dancing classes. When boys and girls teamed up for lessons in various dances, Charles was always quick to grab "Etta." Ill o snnse, they , were childhood sweethearts, and once in an outburst of childhood exuberance, Charles confided to the rest of the class, "I'm foing to marry Etta when I grow up." Charles has now reached maturity and will in the foreseeable future, make the decision most men eventually make who ' wiQ be his partner for life. But Prince Charles'iaecision will be based as . much on honor and position as on love. i ' t , n; - . -- cess Margaret, the young Duke of Prussia, a vivacious, dark, pretty Kent, and Princess Alexandra all girl who is a year younger than have married British subjects. .Charles. He met her when he was There is every reason to believe in Athens for the wedding of King that Charles, when the time comes, Constantine and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark, Princess Xenia . .. will do the same. Two of the prime has a cousin also eligible, requisites for budding romance are time and proximity, and the girls Princess Victoria. If 15 sounds most likely to have such factors on time is that this something young, will rectify. If they married when , their side are those whose families ' - are friends of the Queen. Charles is 25, Victoria would be 21, Thro families are especially roughly the same difference in ages es there is between the Queen and prominent among the list of names closest to the royal family those i rrwca rmup. of Lord Bupert NevilL CoL Harold "Other princesses of the blood royal whom Charles might consider inPhillips, and Maj. David Butter. Lord Bupert is an especially dear clude Princess Margaretha, daugh- ter of. Prince Frederick Ferdinand , friend with .whom' the Queen and Prince Philip often stay when they of Schleawig-Holsteishe Is only feel the need of a quiet weekend. "eight months older 'than Charles. ""Or possibly her cousin, Princess Among them, the three families muster five daughters about the can older. two months . Merits, only Princess Marie of Hanover, the right age and of varying degrees " oldest Aainrhtr nt Prinr V.rntmi of attractiveness. Lord Ruperfs August, will be 15 this month and t daughter Angela, petite and dark with large lustrous eyes, is only a is certainly a possibility. few months older than Charles. Hsr Another bridesmaid Charles met coming-ou- t in Athens was Margarita, who is 18 party last May was held in the historic surroundings of the this year. She is the daughter of Palace of St James by special perMichael of Romania. She mission of the Queen a pointed has two sisters, Elena and Irina. Both are eligible candidates. sign of royal favor. In recent yean, however, BritMotor ottor's eldest daughter Sandra is also a few months older ain's royal family has discarded its than Charles, and she has two sistraditional habit of marrying into who were bridesmaids at the ters families. Charles' True, European mother married Prince Philip, who wedding of the Queen's cousin, Prinis Greek by birth. But environment cess Alexandra. This emphasises and upbringing have, made him their closeness to the royal family. . " There are other aristocratic British save for a signature on his birth certificate. Since then, Prin young girls whom Charles Is des- ex-Ki- ng ex- .Tes," the novelist said. "Stub- born horse." - - " he . I After a tough polo match, Charles chats with a casual acquaintance. tined to see with increasing frequency. The Duke of Northumberland, for example, has two attractive daughters living at his castle-a- t Alnwick Victoria, a striking and her attractive sister, Julia, 16. The Marquess of Anglesey has a named Henrietta, while Brigadier Marquess Douro, who currently holds the post of British military attache in Madrid, has a daughter, Caroline, 15. Some young ladies, of course, may be considered to have a slight advantage over others even in this select group Elinor, the daughter of the Earl of March, -- ' - |