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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 157, 31 March 1937, Page 11

RETURN TO PUBLIC LIFE

The Princess Royal RELIEVING BURDEN ON QUEEN ‘■Dominion” Special Service.— By Air Mail London, March 6. The Earl of Harewood and the Princess Royal have been called in by the King and Queen to help them to fulfil the many engagements at which the presence of a member 01. the Royal Family is required. Their Majesties are being overwhelmed with requests to appear at public functions in all parts of the country, and, although the Duke of Gloucester lias given up his military career in order to help, still further assistance is required in order to cope with the Royal Family s engagements. Already the programmes of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke and Duchess of Kent are practically full up to the time of the coronation.

The King lias expressed a wish to keep himself free as far as possible for important questions of State, to which he intends to devote nearly his whole attention.

The Queen also has many elaborate preparations to make for the coronation, .and is hoping to delegate to Royal relatives those public appearances which she cannot make herself. The Earl of Harewood and the Princess Royal will fulfil a large number of Royal engagements in the north, and the earl will particularly devote himself to Territorial and other functions associated with various aspects of the defence programme. Tn consideration of this new part in public life which lie is being called upon to play, it is believed that, he will be made a Duke in the coronation honours list.

The former Princess Mary would time become Duchess of Harewood, but would continue to be known by the senior title of the Princess Royal.