■ -Hor Majesty tho^Qucon speaks Italian ■tluontly, as does Princess Mary IT*., Majesty found this knowledge of great help to her during tho Royal, visit to the Mediterranean. The. Queen, who i s an e -c cellent lmgu.sfc, gained particular fluency in Italian during her girlhood, when sho passed a good deal of timo in Italy with"' her parents This ability, to speak Italian is not shared by the Iving, who has a vory slight, acnuaintance with the language ■Mis Majesty uses-French, chiefly to talk with those whom ho meets abroad ,-,,,,1 this language the King apoaka very well indeed. . ■ . A,Swedish engineer has been aw.ir<jVtl a gold mn.ln] in reco. ? nition o r a. clover" invculwu lur. otgnui; s.Wizlnj sluuw.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 148, 26 June 1925, Page 9
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