Show J tradition radi tion comes bach to throne of engi eore eorge VI Is move alore what subjects EX of their monarch his Is stol story y of self made man by WILLIAM C UTLEY th third ird monarch within a year returns to the most important throne on earth all of the traditional dignity which as a symbol respected and loved by one quarter of the worlds population has held together the far flung out ts of empire united in bonds of sentiment more powerful erful than r ties that mere government might devise jie e new king has little of the per il I 1 charm to be found in the art rt social set of mayfair and salesmanship he possesses been een largely acquired he has been een much in the public eye has not wanted to be he is in adventurer the chief officer is ship in the navy had biffi in remembering him finally ling ing that he made cocoa for rew in one of the greatest bat n history he is not given to but is completely ed d to his duty to the expects of his subjects and their pow pov unwritten constitution 4 story of george VI is by all ards the success story of a g made man for while his tr and father as the king and and his brother edward as brince rince of wales shared for years the spotlight of public st albert frederick arthur e or Der bertie tie as lie he was an al called was busy overcoming ial ia difficulties in such a way jb the time gecorve V died he probably gro bably more capable of be 4 try h ce ng r 44 ar sam w vu mother mary alary with the granddaughter whom she tutors the I elizabeth Ellzabeth ten heir presumptive ahe e kind bind 0 of monarch brit tali ct their king to be than M member of the royal fam falat a ettae 4 a beats the bugaboos Buga boos ot atso king george VI then W of york had so many that those of kingship em em slight sligh t to him indeed ay r ts was poor he was weak A ames hopeless at sports ps kaffl tiered badly he was a he ler r and made few friends r ar ter of fact he was sucha such a e personality that few ever jm in in a crowd sav 4 ahe 0 he became king bertie 1 11 el pa 1 an down all 11 these buga edl ast dst i dorge VI va was born 41 years na 0 st abear a year a and nd a half after low loi fi it at york cottage on the ili ild if bf t sandringham landringham Sand ringham house t las as only fourteen he was r po 0 many britons are at tf my age to naval training nee av served in the navy and la 3 second so son n bertie served feest apet in the world war al too toi was out for a time in tahe I 1 iwas he was required to un you operation pe ration for appendicitis ys tys let van back in service he how N v W I 1 et po 0 in may 1916 was on t the h e lu collingwood at the battle ok ry sometimes called the alp ilp V 11 naval encounter effly but in in september of ie hl cear oro bear he had to have on an cwi iwi lir aeration operation Pe ration almost dys S vf perforated erf orated duodenal ul yi r ats s M mr r J Job 11 ea i I 1 ei keep ep a good man down ICU if hes a duke and red I 1 scion soon os as he was well fiot fraed to transferred to the naval go athe the royal air service go the war found him vt be 0 y a pi rf yace yf vo ace ce evidence that he on 6 inning lug his incompetence sa id Wr d the 1113 fact that with his sef rywon on the tennis doubles the lidda PJ 9 p 0 ahn championship of the royal air force he was shown no favoritism because of his rank when he was in the service of the king indeed he be was known to his erstwhile companions only as mr johnston his stammering was still the he biggest obstacle to his success in public life but evidently he thought that if demosthenes could overcome it there was no reason that he his trouble produced a few quaint anecdotes nevertheless before lie he corrected it it is said that for a long time he referred to his father as his majesty or my father because he say king without sounding like a machine gun working overtime asked to open the wembley exposition in 1925 the then duke of york started to address his speech into the microphones before the amplifier system had been set in operation the result confused him and just as the loud speakers were turned on he turned to a man beside him and blurted the d d damned thing w w work his remark went booming to the entire audience and although it distressed him personally it endeared him to his listeners now physically fit on a long voyage to australia in 1927 bertie practiced daily with an instructor and cured himself at last of the stuttering habit ile he stutters now only upon the rarest of occasions when he becomes greatly excited his conquest of sports was just as difficult and just as great a 4 P 0 o 0 elizabeth En glands new queen menial to his intestinal fortitude he was tar far from being strong in the early days but he became an expert horseman and a fine swimmer he is said to have played a good game on the navy football team but he quit that before he married in 1923 hes a crack shot and an expert tennis player he wields the racquet in his left hand and in 1926 was the first member of royalty over ever to represent great britain in the tennis championships at wimbledon Wimble don V 11 d 71 ue A george VI En glands new king today king george VI is by far the best physically fit of all the royal brothers ile he is husky enough to cast an iron plate in a smelting smelling sm elting factory which he can do expertly incidentally he visits the factories and industrial areas as often and with as much real interest as did edward ever since early childhood albert duke of york had known lady elizabeth bowes lyon daughter of the earl and countess of strathmore of glamis alamis castle immortalized zed in Shake maebeth macbeth 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 with her the smiling duchess As all england rejoiced they announced their engagement in january 1923 and were married later in the same year the new duchess of york promptly became one of the most beloved figures in all british life technically elizabeth was known as a commoner but there are many kings and queens in the ancestry of her family she is plump gentle and gracious and soon became known far and wide as the smiling duchess few princesses or queens have ever gained such a hold on popularity as elizabeth who insisted once that she liked to be called lizzie she is well trained in the simple virtues that one might expect of a scottish housewife her devotion to her family has further endeared her to the people elizabeth knows all about the r rigors ig and exien exigencies cies of a household budget her family was not extremely wealthy indeed it is said her father had to sell some of his properties to give her a wedding and provide her with a modest dowry at her wedding she requested that only useful gifts be sent the simplicity of her spirit is not betrayed by any outward showiness elizabeth does not use makeup make up at all she need it her cheeks have a natural pink glow she prefers the natural lines of her dark eyebrows she neither rouges her ups lips nor lacquers her nails blue eyes and a captivating smile especially make her attractive darling of the empire he who is now the king once admitted publicly my chief claim to fame seems to be that I 1 am the father of princess elizabeth little fair haired princess elizabeth now ten years old is indeed the darling of the empire is as she has been ever since her birth she is the heir presumptive to the throne and unless there is a male child born to her father and mother at some future date she will be En glands first queen bess in years she has one sister margaret rose who is six years old today as britaina Brit ains probable next ruler little elizabeth occupies much the same position in the public eye that the former prince of wales known to her as uncle david did for many years during all her short life she has been tutored constantly with the idea in mind that she might some day be queen the british cabinet has been especially watchful over her education her mother pleaded that elizabeth be allowed to attend a private school and make the acquaintance of other little girls of her own age but she was overruled so from tutors the little princess was destined to learn french literature piano dancing w writing ad arithmetic her grandmother queen mary teaches her etiquette and diplomatic convention queen mary is fond of the child but does docs not spoil her the story is told that once one of the lords in waiting in the royal household addressed her good morning little lady young elizabeth replied pase please remember that I 1 am a princess later in t the he day queen mary heard of it and took elizabeth back to see the gentleman of the mornings encounter elizabeth is indeed a princess said the queen but she is trying hard to become a little lady 0 western newspaper union bunjon |