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-He Took Throne In Perilous Times
King George VI—He Was The Common Man’s King
(By The Associated Press)
George VI, more perhaps than
any British Sovereign before him,
was the common man’s King. The
people at home and in the distant
commonwealths esteemed him for
his personification of that ideal
as well as for . his reign in ex
tremely difficult times. The pub- cally in moving syllahles and in an
be esteem reached new heights atmosphere charged with high
m World W ar II. drama, George seemed rather
The times were perilous when tame) almost common p lace .
he ascended the throne. The dic-
on June 3, no member of the royal Less than three years after Touring London’s bomb-scarred entire crew on the mission died Mediterranean fortress the George
family or official British represen- George VI ascended the throne east end on one occasion, the with him. Cross—civilian version of the Vic-
tative was among the 15 witnesses Britain was engulfed by war. In King and Queen were told by a The grandeur and misery of toria Cross—for gallantry and
the crucible of that straggle he woman with a shawl over her Dunkerque appalled the King, valor in the face of the Axis on
reached full maturity in state- head: “1 have been bombed out caused him untold suffering, yet slaught. It was the first time that
twice and I am waiting to be at the same time thrilled him with such a distinction had been be-
bombed out again, but I shall stick
it.”
“That’s the spirit,” said the
of the ceremony.
A Contrast to Edward
After Edward, the bold, the un
predictable, the prime favorite,
who had taken his leave histori-
craft and the heights in the pub
lic’s loyalty and affection,
thusiastically acclaimed.
The previous year he and the
Queen had paid a brief visit to King, shaking her hand warmly.
France. Shortly thereafter came
tator nations were in the ascen
dancy. There were grave fore
bodings of threats to the British
way ; of life, even to the nation’s
very : survival.
At the time his reign began,
George said:
“If will be my constant endeavor,
with God’s help, supportedas I
shall be by my dear wife, to uphold
the honor of the Realm, and to
“This one will never set the
Thames on fire,” people were wont
to say in effect, affectionately
enough, but not without a tinge
of regret at the glamor that had
been lost by the idolized Edward’s
renunciation. The reign, it was
generally ‘agreed, would not be
brilliant or adventuresome.
its qualities of epic heroism.
And his emotions were one with
those of his people during the
anxious months of the Battle of
Britain, the perils of which he
shared as a natural course.
He went to sea with Britain’s
home fleet that he might have a
Kent. He was killed in the crash first hand view of naval defense,
of a flying boat in Northern Scot- and kept in constant touch with craft.
land in the summer of 1942 while all the armed services. He visited There were many who thought
en route to Iceland on active Allied troops in North Africa, the K ing ran too many personal
He visited them at sel ’ vicc as an air commodore. The Italy, Malta, island citadel which riskS) that he shouId not so ex _
pose himself to a multitude of
Doubtless the new King was
anything but audacious; maybe he
promote the happiness of my peo- appeared frail and unregal as some
Pl e> ” said, the understudy rather than
Albert, Duke ot York, had been the star. But at least he was level-
an unassuming Prince. For years headed. He lacked superficial so-
he had insisted he was not palace- c i a l gifts, but his dry humor and ma d invasion heightened,
minded. He detested sycophancy, freedom from affectation were re- said in effect:
the war.
■ The King mingled freely with
the people and won their hearts
by his friendliness, informality
arid sympathy in their troubles.
No other British Monarch in
history talked with so many of
his people,
their work and in their bomb-
blasted towns. He was constantly
meeting England’s housewives and
factory girls, the soldiers, sailors
and aimen.
He and the Queen steadfastly
rajected all suggestions that their
daughters be evacuated to some
safer region as the danger of Ger-
They
Duke of Kent Killed
War cost the life of the King’s
youngest brother, the Duke of
stowed on a part of the Empire.
Took Risks as Duty
Only a few days after the Al
lied invasion of Normandy in
June, 1944, the King visited the
littered beachhead, crossing the
channel aboard a craiser and
landing from an amphibious
In 1947 the royal family made to such an extent that it seemed
a triumphal tour of South Africa, in no way incompatible with the
Shortly after their return to Eng- Labor-Socialist government that
land the King announced the en- came in the wake of World War
gagement of Princess Elizabeth II.
to Lieut. Philip Mountbatten for- Jt WM meaningful that in £
prince
mer prince of Greece and Den
mark. In November, at a magni
ficent ceremony in sacred West
minster Abbey, the twenty-one-
year-old heiress presumptive was K^^^therth^Torf it.
marned to the man of her choice,
newly created Duke of Edinburg
and Prince of the Realm.
midst of Britain’s heaving poli
tical experiment—often called a
bloodless equivalent of the French
revolution—the Monarchy gained
Mindful of Services
By sovereign decree rules of
postwar austerity were observed,
Labor party adherents were
mindful of the King’s services, as
the Duke of York, in the active
He rejoiced in simple, quiet, every- freshing. Old comrades in World
day things. He had never minded
playing, second fiddle to his dash
ing brother, Edward VIII, 18
months older than he.
Situation Changed
Then on Dec. 11, 193(J, Edward in the Royal Flying Corps,
abdicated the throne in order to a veteran naval officer who
wed “the woman I love” and the helped train Prince Albert Fred-
vast weight of the British crown, e rick Arthur George in his cadet
with many .of the problems of a da y S a f Dartmouth (British equiv-
War I recalled that he was “good
company.”
In that conflict he saw action
in the Navy and was cited for
courage under fire. He also served
troubled world, was transferred
to him.
To him fell the task of being
the nominal ruler of an Empire
with a total population in excess
of 500,000,000, approximately a
quarter of the people of the globe, strip the elder.”
He lacked three days of being 41
years old at the time.
At his side was Elizabeth, his Edward, as Prince of Wales,
wife, of an ancient line of noble once said that his brother “would
Scottish thanes, her cheeks flushed make a better King than I would.”
with health and her smile broad ,The then Duke of York modestly
and unfailing, winning everybody, said of himself: “My chief claim
There were also two young chil- to fame seems to be that I am the
alent of Annapolis) said “one knew
instinctively that he would never
let you down.” Another, who was
a shipmate of the Prince, remarked
in something like a flash of intui
tion that “the younger son will out-
Reached Heights in War
dren, Elizabeth the elder, and Mar
garet Rose. These seemed more
like.: ordinary children than
Princesses, It became the vogue
to compare their traits with those
of one’s own small daughters.
Plans for the coronation, with
Edward .as chief aetpr, had been
under rtay for a year. George
was like the understufly of a stage
star suddenly called to enact a
chief role. Of
father of Princess Elizabeth.”
Shared Dangers With Others
“We all face a common peril.
Thousands of parents in this coun
try are compelled to keep their
children at home. We would prefer
to share whatever family perils
there may be with parents of this
country.”
The King “bucked up” his ha
rassed people who for five years
endured the most sustained bom
bardment of civilians in history.
Once a bomb crashed through the
apartment of the Queen, but failed
to explode. Buckingham Palace
was hit several times.
Even under aerial fire the King,
many times accompanied by the
Queen, hastened to scenes of> blitz
tragedy. He visited people as they
stood defiantly in the rubble of
their shattered towns, moved quiet
ly and helpfully among them at
their work, made sure that the
bombed out received all possible
help.
yet there was a splendor about the Presidency of the Industrial We
occasion which had been absent f f e ^ ^ m ' n ful '
from the British scene for ten ftlso ^ Vls, . ts to ^
years. The people rejoiced in the ies ’
milles and mines; of his
hazards, that he taxed the ingen- happiness of the royal bride and talks , vv ‘ th ' vorkers at lheir bench;
uity of the security authorities too groom and found welcome release hl ” earnest interest in alf
heavily. f rom care and hardship in the their P roblem s-
“It is my duty,” he replied high excitement of the wedding The King once gave this defini-
simply. week.
King
George did much to
strengthen Anglo-American friend-
King’s Early Difficulties
George VI was bom at York
ship. Wounded soldiers, including Cottage) Sandringham, December
many Americans, were entertained
at Buckingham Palace. GI’s were
invited to royal dances and par
ties. He praised the battle brother
hood of the cousin countries, and
behind the scenes the King strove
to knit the transatlantic ties ever
closer.
He profoundly admired Presi
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt and
disclosed after the war that he
and the government had tried very
hard to have him visit Britain.
tion of a trae leader:
"The true leader is a man witl
the gift of vision and the desire
in his soul to leave the world a
little better than he found it. Such
a leader does not demand iinmed-
Marlborough j a ^ e resu it S) but is willing to strive
for what appears to be unattain-
I
14, 1895. His childhood was spent
chiefly thez'e or at
House in London.
The difficulties of his own early able, leaving it to his successors
days, which included frequent ill- to gather the fruits, and to be
nesses, helped to move him into content if he can feel that what
closer sympathy with struggling he did made that ultimate harvest
youth and indeed with the little possible.’
people generally. *——J
Two serious handicaps plagued
him at the outset. Never ragged
in constitution, he suffered from
boyhood into early manhood
The friendship between the King from a weakness which cut short
and Queen and President Roose
velt dated back to 1939 when
George and Elizabeth made a his
toric trip to Canada and the
United States. The King’s hand
shake with the President at their
cordial meeting in Washington
his naval career in World War I.
After an operation for a duodenal
ulcer, his general health improved.
Obstinate Stammer
Much more obstinate was la
stammer. He largely overcame it
symbolized the growing fellowship by will power, perseverance, the
King George VI
between the two English-speaking
peoples who had parted politically
in 1776.
with the motherland had stood up
to years of furious aerial assault.
He collectively awarded this
Elizabeth Declared Her Life to People’s Service
By ASSOCIATED PRESS ily, on her first tour of the ’Em- prrispect of filling the savercign’s
Princess Elizatfeth'gre'rtljio : i \ V' : ' V- ’ 1 A.f difficult job.
turity in times of economic ad- -Elizabeth puce described the The privacy and shielding from
versity that challenged her efforts British Empire as “a noble broth- public gaze that had surrounded
natural retiring to restore the glory that had been erhood” owing its, existence to her early upbringing as the child
nature, he found the pomp and Britain’s. She asked all her peo- “God’s guidance and the work of of the shy Duke of York and his
pageantry strenuous and wearing, pie to help toward that goal, our forefathers all over the world.” Duchess continued for about five
The exacting days culminated on Many confidently predicted that She gave that description in her years after the Duke, in, 1936, be- to Buckingham Palace with Phil- Elizabeth exhibited something
May 12, 1937, with the tradition- her future reign would bring pros- first talk with political implica- came King. Emphasis, throughout jp, she looked confident and deep- of a sense of new freedom after
ally brilliant enthronement in perity such as the Empire had tions, made on Empire Day in adolescense, on her future respon- ly happy. She smiled and waved al- marriage. She found expression
Westminster Abbey. That night known under two great ruling 1946. sibilities refined a dignity in- most continuously, gaily acknowl- for it in homemaking, and in her
Saying that “our enemies in the herited from both sides of her edging the ringing good washes of first trip to a foreign land,
past have often depicted the Em- family the people. Until she was 22, Elizabeth had
pire as a great world pow T er mlt Elizabeth began to appear as a day mai . ked her complete never traveled outside the British
services of speech defect specialists
and the constant help and encour
agement of his wife.
One u'ho knew the King vir
tually all his life asserted: “It is
a tribute alone to his resolution
and fortitude that in the early
days he so successfully masked
the anguish he felt when speak
ing publicly. It was only.his vig
orous sense of public duty wluch
impelled him to accept speaking
“I ’will” was timoribus, but it pounds dud provided Elizabeth am engageifteiitsS'at all.”
spunded' clearly through the ^income of 41J,Writprrurids; Herfunds"
massed microphones which broad- included household money as well
cast the words of her troth to as a personal allowance. While
most of the world. The marriage Philip had royal blood, he lacked
has hailed as a true love match. the; personal funds to live in the
Driving from the Abbey back ^ rc ^ lure<1 of a British Prince '
In George’s'reign the monarchy
•—chiefly ceremonial, but exercis
ing no small degree of influence
nevertheless — became democratic
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“Serving- Texas Aggies’’ ■
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known under two
the.newly crowned Monarch, in a Queens—Elizabeth Tudor and Vic-
radio address to the empire, said: toria.
“To the ministry of kingship I On her 21st birthday the Heiress
have, in your hearing, dedicated Presumptive dedicated her life to
myself, with the Queen at my the globe-girdling Empire. Speak-
side, in words of the deepest ing by radio from Capetown,
solemnity. We will, God helping South Africa, she told a world-
us, faithfully discharge our trust.” wide audience of millions of her
He added: father’s subjects:
“I follow a father who won for Declares Service
himsef an abiding place in the declare before you all that
hearts of the people, and a brother my w b 0 i e iife ( whether it be long
whose brilliant qualities gave 01 , g bort, shall be devoted to your
promise of another historic reign serv ice and the service of our great
a reign cut short in circumstances i mperial fatTlily to which we a u
upon which, for their very sadness, belong ”
none of us would wish to dwell.”
A few hours after Edward’s ab
dication, King George had created
him the Duke of Windsor.
“Royal Highness.” When Edward
married Mrs. Wallis Warfield
After recalling the hardships
and anxieties left by the war “for
every nation of our Common
wealth,’ the Princess said:
“Im sure that you will see our
Simpson, twice-divorced American, difficulties in the light that I see
On May 28, the King decreed th em, as the great opportunity for
that the Duke of Windsor’s in- Y ou an( i me> ”
tended wife would not be entitled . She was in Capetown, with
to the designation or rank of other members of the Royal Fam-
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her late teens, taking up her fust f u j] s t a ture. She set up her own 1948 she made her first trip to a
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(Sec NEW QUEEN, Page 6)
Queen Elizabeth II
c
by cunning and held together by
force,*' the Princess declared that
tive of the Crown in the middle of
World War II.
Married Prince Philip
At 18 she delivered her first
public speech, accepting the pres
idency of the Queen Elizabeth
Hospital for Children. Her words,
spoken to a small group of direc
tors, physicians and officials, were
simple and lasted for only about
a minute.
But she spoke of the King as
“my father” and of the Queen as
“my mother”—a homely touch,
departing from the traditional stiff
formality of “His Majesty the
King.’
On Nov. 20, 1947, seven months
after her 21st birthday, Princess
Elizabeth was married to Lieut.
Philip Mountbatten, her distant
cousin. Both were great grand
children of Queen Victoria.
Mountbatten, a blond, hand-
royal household and planned her
own public appearances.
The government granted Philip
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was “far from the truth.” Instead, some, six foot navy officer, five
she said, is was “a band of broth- years older than Elizabeth, was a
prince of the Greek ruling family.
He assumed British citizenship a
few months before the wedding
and renounced all his claims to
ers.
Two fateful events early des
tined her to be Britain’s- first
reigning Queen since Victoria,
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Represented nationally to wed Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simp- ron Greenwich. The King also
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succeeded as George VI and the Philip and the blue-eyed, brown-
new King’s elder daughter became haired Princess brought a bringht
the Heiress Presumptive. splash of color to the fabric of a
Had No Brothers nation rent by bombs and economic
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of Margaret Rose. The fact that
this only other child of King
George and his Queen w r as a girl
secured Elizabeth’s position—a lit
tle brother would have taken her
place in line for the Crown.
In childhood and youth she w'as
the darling of the Empire, whose
people called her “Lillibet” in im
itation of the Princess’s own first
efforts to say her name.
Elizabeth w r as only 10 wlien her
father’s unexpected elevation to
Called True Love Match
Elizabeths ivory satin wedding
gown, trimmed with thousands of
pearls, made her somewhat full
figure seem quite slim and its
flowing skirt made the most of
her 5 feet 4 inches of height.
Escorted by plumed, bright
garbed guardsmen, she drove in a
carriage with her father between
lanes of packed and cheering hu
manity to gray, historic Westmin
ster Abbey.
She 'was shy and nervous. Her
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Battalion Stall
“Brannon’s Brats”
■scrambling last nigh
t Doming the Agg:
41 in jam-packed 1
I House, the Texas Ch
■won their first game
■“since gosh knows v
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| tory which placed
| Frogs into a first j
1 the Texas Longhorns
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Southern Methodist
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flash than that disj
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the Dukes haven’
dinary team. They
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That’s LaSalle’s
singing the praises
one of the two un
quintets in the n
Dukes pasted LaSall
day.
If Loeffler is ri)
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other 14 coaches who
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Here’s Loeffler’s
the £ast improving P
ly ranked fifth in 1
Press poll:
“My boys played
think we have as
as there is around
ception of Duquesne
it this way—we can
but the Dukes.
“There’s no questic
that Coach Dudey 5
best collegiate team
try. They could be
anybody I can think
say its the best cc
I’ve ever seen.
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a par-smashing ass:
more than 200 pi
through a pro-am a
tuneup for the $10
open.
Turnesa, who has
ring much lately, d
66, five under par o
yard course and toi
as the low scorer.
He was almost tiec
by a weird happenii
of a round in total (
everybody thought e
been decided and ev
scorer had departed.
Bill Ogden of Chi
in finishing his roun
the Splaying with hi
sol^ had quit.
Charlie Butler, El I
however, stayed wi
guide over the rem
course and made a 1
tie Turaesa. He finis
Ogden won $58.33
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gol of Lemont, Ill.; I
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winner $1,000 for <
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