SANDRINGHAM TO BE RETAINED BY KING

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 297, 15 December 1936, Page 7

SANDRINGHAM TO BE RETAINED BY KING

DISPOSAL STOPPED

No Royal Broadcast This Christmas. HONOURS LIST POSTPONED. i United Press Association. —Copyright. \ (Received 2.30 p.m.) LONDON.. December 14. King George VI. has postponed his New Year Honours List until February 1. It is officially stated that tlie King will not broadcast at Christmas.

The "Daily Telegraph" says all is nearly ready at Sandriiiglinm for the Royal Family's Christmas gathering, which has become traditional. Queen Mary is expected to arrive this weekend to ensure that arrangements will be complete. It has not yet been decided when Their Majesties and the Princesses will arrive.

It is now understood that Sandringham is likely to be retained. The arrangements that King Edward was making to dispose of the farms have been cancelled owing to King George Vl.'s affection for his birthplace.

King Edward had previously suggested that the Duke and Duchess of York should take over Sandringham as their country home, but they decided that the expense was too great. It is expected that it will now be greatly used by Their Majesties and their children.

It is officially stated that Queen Elizabeth, Mho had a. slight attack of influenza, is distinctly better. She attended a small luncheon party at 140, Piccadilly, to celebrate the King's Birthday.

Queen Mary, the Duchess of-Glouces-ter, the Princess Royal, tlie Earl and Countess of Athlone attended the luncheon.

Pouring rain and gales marred the Proclamation at Windsor. Nevertheless, the ceremony was not hurried, and was carried out according to tradition with processions through the streets.

U.S. CHURCH VIEWS

ADMIRATION" FOR BRITAIN". NEW YORK, December 14. The majority of the views expressed from pulpits of all denominations in tlie United States on Sunday were that King Edward should have chosen his Throne rather than Mrs. Simpson, and most of them registered satisfaction at the public demonstration that divorce is still a disability.

Bishop Manning, the Bishop of New York, preaching at 4 4" e Cathedral of St. John the Divine, criticised the ex-King, and added: "We say to our brethren in Britain that they have our understanding, our sympathy, and our deep admiration of the way in which they met a crisis unprecedented in their history."

Canadian clergymen also commented on the abdication and paid tribute to the statesmanship of the British leaders and the soundness of British mentality iu the crisis.