C’mon Bertie; the newspaper is not that engrossing. Go play cards with your wife! She should not be playing solitaire when you’re sitting right there…
Since a prince is by custom expected to take the lead in conversing with strangers, and having been informed she was an American, I was prompted to observe that she must miss central heating, of which there was a lamentable lack in my country and an abundance in hers. The affirmative answer that, under the circumstances, any Briton had reason to expect would then have cleared the way for a casual discussion of the variety of physical comforts availible in America, and the conversation would have been safely anchored on firm ground. But instead a verbal chasm opened under my feet. Mrs. Simpson did not miss the great boon that her country had conferred on the world. On the contrary, she liked the cold houses of Great Britain. A mocking look came into her eyes. “I am sorry, Sir,” she said, “but you have disappointed me.”
“In what way?”
“Every American woman who comes to your country is always asked the same question. I had hoped for something more original from the Prince of Wales.”
I moved away to talk to the other guests, but the echoes of that passage lingered.
“In what way?”
“Every American woman who comes to your country is always asked the same question. I had hoped for something more original from the Prince of Wales.”
I moved away to talk to the other guests, but the echoes of that passage lingered.
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David on the first time he met Wallis. A King’s Story, page 256/7. So, was she hitting on him or just being a bitch? You decide! (via vintage-royalty) |
Maud and Haakon (called Charles by Maud) ♥
This picture was kept by Princess Victoria in her albums. Later Maud wrote to her sister : “We are so happy and my C. is a perfect angel to me.”
While going through her large collection of clothing saved over many decades a box was found with the polka-dot blouse she wore on the day she became engaged to Charles. It was carefully packed away in tissue paper and a hand-written note by Maud was enclosed saying : “Save this always”.
LSK: On the scale of 1 to 10, I would give this picture no. 10 because of the adorableness!
My darling Mama, what can I say to you — I know that you loved Bertie dearly, and he was my whole life, and one can only be deeply thankful for the utterly happy years we had together. He was so wonderfully thoughtful and loving, and I don’t believe he ever thought of himself at all… I cannot bear to think of Lilibet, so young to bear such a burden — I do feel for you so darling Mama — to lose two dear sons, and Bertie still so young and so precious — it is almost more than one can bear — your very loving Elizabeth.
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| — | Letter from Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother to Queen Mary on the death of George VI. |
Royals I love: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor (♥)
But you must believe me when I tell you that I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love. - The Duke of Windsor during his abdication speech.
