Show Tradition Comes Back to Throne of England r George Gcorge VI Is More 1 What Subjects Expect r t of or Their Monarch lonarch His llis Is Story fi f. f of or Self Made Mane Man j 1 By Dy WILLIAM C. C UTLEY third monarch within a year returns to the BRITAIN'S most important throne on earth all of the traditional dignity which as a symbol respected and loved by quarter one-quarter of the worlds world's population has held together together together to to- gether the flung far outposts of empire united in bonds of sentiment more powerful than any ties lies that mere govern govern- ment might devise The new king has little of the personal personal per per- lonal charm to be found In the tho smart social set let of Mayfair and what he salesmanship possesses has baa been largely acquired He lie has haa not been much In the public eye and has not wanted to be lie He Is not an adventurer the chief officer on his hi ship in the navy had difficulty dim dim- culty cully In remembering him finally recalling that he be made cocoa for forthe forthe forthe the crew In one of the greatest battles battles bat bat- ties In history lie He is 11 not given to experimentation but is completely devoted to his duty to the expectations of his subjects and their powerful pow erful unwritten constitution The story of George VI is by all standards the success success story story of a aBelt asell sell self made man For while white his mother and father as all the king and queen and his brother Edward as the Prince of Wales shared for many years the spotlight of public Interest Albert Frederick Arthur George or Bertie Dertle as all he was always al al- ways way called was busy overcoming personal difficulties In such luch a way that by the time Geoge V died he be was Wat probably more capable of be be- d 1 a Af t a n r t I Queen Mother Iother Mary Alary with the granddaughter whom she tutors I the Princess Elizabeth EUzabeth ten heir belr presumptive coming the kind of monarch Britons Brit ons on expect their king to be than say any an other member of the royal roal fam farn ily Bertie BerUe Beats the Bugaboos Years Yean ago alo King Kinf George VI then the Duke of York had bad so 0 many troubles trouble I that those thoe of kingship would seem leem slight alight to him Indeed Ills JIls health was poor He was weak poor at games ame hopeless at sports He stammered badly He lie was a II abad abad bad mixer and made few friends As At a matter of fact tact he was such a negative personality that few ever noticed him in a crowd Yet when be he became king kInf Bertle Bertie had bad beaten down doo all aU these thele bugaboos buga buga- boos King George VI was born 41 years ago about a year and a half haU after Edward at York cottage on the grounds of Sandringham house When he was only fourteen he was sent as 81 so 10 many Britons are at that early age ale to naval training school George V served ernd in the navy and so 10 did his second son Ion Bertie Bertle served with the fleet in the World war although although al al- though he was out for a time in 1914 1814 when hen he was required to undergo undergo un dergo an operation for appendicitis He lie was soon oon back in service how bow ever and in May 1916 1918 was on the battleship Collingwood at the battle of Jutland sometimes called the most spectacular naval encounter of U U time Ume But Dut in September of th the same ume year ear he be had to have another an other major operation almost dying dy In ing from perforated duodenal ul ul- cers cera Becomes Mr 1 Johnston You cant can't keep a good man down don though even if bes be's a duke and Bertie DerUe as a. soon loon as he was well weD again was transferred t to the naval branch of th the Royal at all air t service The end of the war found him a pilot pi pl lot in France Evidence that at he was overcoming his incompetence in sports porta Is II the fact tact that with his partner he be won the tennis doubles F championship of the Royal air force lorce lie He was shown no favoritism because because be be- cause of his rank when he be was Inthe inthe In Inthe the service of the king Indeed he was known to his erstwhile companions companions companions com com- only as 81 Mr Johnston Ills His stammering was still the biggest big gest gent obstacle to his success in public pub tic lie life lUe but evidently he be thought that if Demosthenes could overcome It there was no reason that he be His Ills trouble produced a afew afew few lew quaint anecdotes nevertheless before he corrected It It It is said ald that for a long Jong time he referred to his father as his majesty or my my father because he couldn't say Bay king without sounding like a machine machine machine ma ma- chine gun working overtime Asked to open the tho Wembley exposition exposition exposition ex- ex position in 1925 1823 the then Duke of York started to address his speech into the microphones before the amplifier system had been set lIet in operation The result confused him and just as the loud speakers were turned on on he be turned to a man beside beside be be- side him and blurted The Thed d d-d d d damned thin thing doesn't ww w Ills His remark went booming booming boom boom- ing to the entire audience and although although al al- al though it distressed him personally It endeared him to his listeners Now Physically Fit On a II long voyage to Australia In 1027 1021 Bertie practiced dally daily with an Instructor and cured himself at last of the stuttering habit He ne stutters now only upon the rarest of occasions occa lions Ions when he becomes become greatly ex ex- cited Ills His conquest conquet of sports ports was i t tas tas as 81 dUl difficult cult and just as BI great reat a d U- U E V Elizabeth England's new Dew queen to his Intestinal fortitude He lie was far from being strong inthe Inthe in inthe the early days but he ho became an expert horseman and a II fine line swim wlm mer lie He is said to have played a II good game lame on the navy football team but he he- quit that before he married in 1923 1823 lies lie a crack shot and an expert tennis player lie He wields the racquet in his left hand and in 1926 1026 was 81 the first member of ot royalty ever to represent Crest Britain in th the l tennis championships at Wimbledon tt 1 t Y 1 t George VI England's new king Today King George VI is by far the best physically fit of all the royal brothers He lie is husky enough to cast an iron plate in a smelting factory which factory which he ran do expertly incidentally lie He visits the factories facto faclo- ries rles and Industrial areas as often otten and with as much real interest as did Edward Ever since early childhood Albert Albert Al Al- bert Duke of York had known Lady Elizabeth Lyon Bowes daughter daugh daugh- ter of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore of Glamis castle Immortalized immortalized Im im- im in Shakespeare's Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Mac beth But it was not until he saw her as a bridesmaid at the wedding of his sister the Princess Mary that he fell in love Jove with her The Smiling Duchess As all England rejoiced they announced an an- flounced their engagement in January Janu Janu- ary 1023 and were married later i ithe in inthe n the same year The new Duchess of York promptly became one o othe of f i the most beloved figures in all BritIsh British Brit Brit- ish life lUe Technically Elizabeth was known as a commoner but there are man many y kings and queens in the ancestry o oher of 1 her ber family She is plump gentle and gracious and soon oon became becam e known far and wide as the smiling smiling smil ing duchess Few princesses princess ell or queens have hav e ever gained such a hold on popularity popularity larity as Elizabeth who insisted d once that she he liked to be called cane d Lizzie She is well-trained well in th the e simple virtues that one might expect expect expert ex ex- pert of a Scottish housewife lie Her lIer r devotion to her family has bas further r endeared her to the people Elizabeth knows all aU about the rigors rigors rigors rig rig- ors and exigencies of a household d budget Her lter family was not extremely extremely ex wealthy indeed it is said her father had bad to sell some lome of hl his s properties to give her a wedding weddin g and provide her with a modest dow ry At her wedding she requested that only useful gifts gUts be sent The simplicity of her spirit hnot Is h s not betrayed by any outward d showiness Elizabeth does not us use e up make-up at all aIL She doesn't nee need d it Her lIer cheeks have a natural pin pink k glow She prefers the natural lines line s sr of her dark eyebrows She neither r rouges her lips nor lacquers he her r nails Blue eyes eye and a captivating smile especially make her tive Darling Darline of the Empire lIe He who is now the king once admitted ad publicly My chief claim to 10 fame seems to be that I am th the e father cf of Princess Elizabeth Little haired fair Princess Elizabeth Elizabeth Eliz Ellz abeth now ten years old old is indeed d the darling of the empire as sh she e has baa been ever since her birth Sinis She Sin e is the heir belr presumptive to the tin e throne and unless there is a male mat e child born to her father and mother mothe r at some ome future date she will be b e England's first Queen Bess in 3 years She has one sister Margaret Marga Marga- ret Rose who is six Ix years old Today as Britain's probable nex next t ruler little Elizabeth occupies mud much h the same position in the public ey eye e that the former Prince of Wales Wales- known to her as Uncle David did for many years year During all her short life she ha has S been tutored constantly with the tin S idea Ideo in mind that she might some som someday someday e day be queen The British cabinet cabin t has been especially watchful ove over r her education Her lier mother pleaded 1 that Elizabeth EUzabeth be allowed to attena attend atten d a private school and make the acquaintance acquaintance acquaintance ac ac- of other little girls o of her own age but she was over over- S. S ruled So from tutors the little pr prin princess I. I cess was destined to learn French literature piano plana dancing writing g and arithmetic lien Her grandmother Queen Mar Mary y teaches her ber etiquette and diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- o matic matte convention Queen Mary is fond of the child but does doell not spoil spell her The story f is S told that once one of ot the lords lords-ln- waiting In the royal household a addressed ad d dressed her Good morning little de e lady Young Elizabeth replied replie d Please remember that I am a princess Later In the day Queen Mary heard of It it and took Eliza Ellza Ellzabeth beth ack to see the gentleman of the mornings morning's encounter Elizabeth Elizabeth Elizabeth Eliza beth is Indeed a princess said eaid the que queen n but she Is trying hard to become a little lady q f Western Newspaper Union |