"PRINCESS" RETURNS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 74, 27 March 1923, Page 7

"PRINCESS" RETURNS.

STILL WAITING FOR DUKS. A BEDROOM INTERVIEW. With just thp tip of her nosp showing above iiinitii'praUp blankets, and cl'.itch|ina a hot water bottle. "Her Royal I'rin.e-s Ueniietta Iva'no- | vitt-h" .-.f-cor.loil a spPeia] interview to 'ii New Zealinid --Times" rpnre<entative who BOimht her H t m.i- hotel. I , n , NCK-s-5 jI.MI A COI.D. With vision.-) of a suite de lu\e, tiie interviewer clinibcl live stairs, and toiiiul her suite consi-teil o; one i>etlriinm. overlooking .-i backyardAlihi.iiuli a i-oniperative'y curly hour t'.ip "lloval occupier' , hail retired. I tiuj ii-iKirti'i- kiio-ke.l. i "Who i> tiu'ie:" a voice called oat. ["This is -i.c rriuco-s' room, and you , i-an't como in." jceived nil aduiouisiiineni tor an net oi i".PM' Majesie." j "It i-iiir. !y isn't dotip. knockinu round .'.nor* at thi-i hoiir of mc morning," the ;voiie s.i id. j On stuiinj that it was quite early ti>e '•Prince-;' relaxed, aid con-ent?.i to :: - i iiitnrvi-w. The . ~,,•. rv :• o;e:ied t:" , door L'inapily. mtil . .i->t a f;r;;ve loox round the passage, for to lip phti-riny v bedro.iin of a ••Princess married tv t'lf Il.i-.i-e of Roiiiatioll" at piflht o'eloc!\ at uipiit—well, a- that !ady herself remarked: "It siniplv isn't done!" A gentle ze|>!.yr of nlcoholie stimulant hovered round the room. "I have a I iii .old." the Princess explained, . - t''e interviewer commented upon the aroma, ■i'.nri a hot is very _-ood to take." "THK-Y niU'ir'lKD MX." "I don't li:-.- ]".-■.''■■ !:n at ali."' -!• - -nvl as -■.<■ .nii.uled into I :<■ 1,p.1.--nt!w-s. "They are nwfiil people •! iwn liaTC Ho yon kno'A, i'ie\ 'd '~><• :n t ''•- J Irurton i. WelliiiL'ton very much. "1 am on , !.. ti'» Wnitii iii. . ir,,'..' , -.!■ - -:ii,!. -aiu! 'they. Roloriin. and shall i-at.-:i the -l-'ui-e i.is'va-h';' fr.'.m O l.—a.' if I ~u'.i-s him I >i:,iM go in lloni li!:i an ' in- will l-ieti come on to mc t!-ere. I -!iall lip away from 'Knu'lrind nli.i-it thrpp y.'iw*. • hi.d a letter fr»in my ii-.-r.-.'ier Vie other rl;:\ : h- is ! ..ms'iai.il.T llr ~-.d:.e:.t. you kn'ov, and was on the Iruti Duke at Jutlind. 1 be'ipvc." "He ehotild t'leu kno.r his Exfcllenc.v I the Covernor-General," ti-.o interviewer I remarked. "Oil ye-, intimately, quite intimlately." s'.ie nnnoun-.-ed; "tliey were tolui'ther. you kno.v." I' Tiie Prim ess yawned. Tliere was no 'mistaking the yawn—everyone on that floor must have heard it. Then the " Princess - collapsed upon tin. pillow-. ■■' can't talk any more toiiiL'iit." slie raid. "Tell the people "' Wellington 1 "like t ieir city. Goodni.oiit.''