Americans Scrap Protocol At Palace Garden Party

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28343, 31 July 1957, Page 11

Americans Scrap Protocol At Palace Garden Party

(Rec. 10 p.m.) LONDON, July 31 Buckingham Palace unbent pre tocol to astonishing lengths 1 cater for more than .5000 Amer cans at a garden party yesterdaj The visitors, many of thei members of the American Be Association, crowded about th Queen, the Duke and the Quee Mother, broke the ranks < ushers, stepped up and introduce themselves, introduced the friends, told the Queen ho 1 pretty she was—and cut the Prir cess Royal off from the Quee Mother. Mrs Herman Horowitz told ti Queen Mother: “My daughter w; born oh the same day as yoi Elizabeth.” The Queen Mother repliei “Really-—how very interesting.” Mrs tfavid Shapiro push' through the crowd towards ti Queen Mother.

30. “When you visjted America •o- two years ago I got so close to to you at a reception that I could ri- see the way you used your knife ly. and fork.” »m The Queen Mother smiled and Jar passed on. he Mrs Roth told the en Queen: “I want you to know that of our daughter Connie looks just’ ted like you. At home in Ohio they eir say she could be your twin sisjw ter.” in- Hot dogs and wimpeys (ham■en burgers) were serveeb for the first time at a Court function. lie One American wearing a shock/as ing pink shirt with a lurid floral >ur tie said: “Gee that’s purty chow. But where’s the onion?” ed: A caterer’s assistant explained: ” "We were asked to serve them ied without onions. Think of the the smell . . . and at a garden party, top.”