Her Life Story
Queen Alary’s Autobiography At British Museum “Dominion” Special—By Aar Mail. London, April 30. QUEEN MARY, it is understood, has written her autobiography. After the death of King George V Queen Mary undertook the task of writing her life story as a solace for her grief.
The autobiography contains scores of Queen Mary’s private letters as well as documents relating to the Royal Family.
The Royal autobiography has' already been printed. Only a few copies have been struck off by a famous press.
Queen Mary’s manuscript, sealed with her own seal, was taken to the printers secretly, in charge of an escort of Guards. Only a handful of trusted craftsmen were allowed to see the manuscript as it passed through the press.
The same escort brought the printed copies back to .London. There they were placed in the confidential care of the British Museum authorities. They ID now in a vault at the museum. No member of the public will bo able to read Queen Alary’s own life story during her lifetime.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 202, 24 May 1938, Page 5
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174Her Life Story Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 202, 24 May 1938, Page 5
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