AN ORDINARY DAY IN THE QUEEN'S LIFE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 17, 21 January 1901, Page 2

AN ORDINARY DAY IN THE QUEEN'S LIFE.

The Queen's day does not begin us early as it used to commence, for the reason that with advancing years Her Majesty has preferred to rise, later. .She has a slight breakfast brought to her apartment before rising, and in the summer time her actual in-eak-fast is more of the nature of what the French call dejeuner a la fourchette. When the weather is fine, if she is staying at Windsor, she is driven to Frogmore, where, under the trees, a table is spread, and every appliance is ready for giving the Queen a splendid meal, of which she partakes with her daughter, and usually two or three of her grandchildren. After breakfast th e "Times" is perused, Princess Beatrice reading aloud portions which she thinks may interest her mother., Then comes the consideration of various despatches and letters, which have arrived from London and from Royal relatives in different parts of tlio world. Any answers which are necessary are conveyed to Her Majesty's private secretary, and several of the documents with the Queen's bold signal ure are well on their way back to London before luncheon.

If the Queen is not able to, breakfast out of doors, the procedure is slightly varied, for after the meal haa been served/in perhaps the Oak Room. at WindsorS Castle, the private secretary brings to Her Majesty's notice any of the .papers which require her attention. She .glances over them, and expresses "her wishes thereon, and he removes basket, after basket of documents for formal answers. The Queen can then give attention to her private correspondence, which is very great, and covers in an extraordinary vvav the whole world in its interests.