THE KING
RESPECT AND AFFECTION
Mdny Britons will be touched, as I was, by the news of an incident at a St. Moritz (Switzerland) hotel at Christmas (writes "A.D.C." in the LondorT"Daily Mail"). I heard it from there over the telephone. It showed how extraordinarily strong are the feelings of respect and even affection cherished by all sorts of foreigners for our
King.
The. guests at-this hotel were sitting down to dinner on -Christinas Eve when the manager,. M.- Badrutt, rose and made a little speech. Many years ago, ho recalled, a beautiful girl arrived at St. Moritz at Christmas. She had a. good time, and when she left she wished him and his hotel good luck. -:
"That lady," said M. Badrutt, "was Princess Mary of Tecl*, uo\f Queen of England, and her visit did bring us good luck. Ariel now, as a mark of gratitude and respectful esteem, I would like you all to .wish Uis Majesty King George God;spood towards reeov-
cry."
At this, as cosmopolitan a gathering as could be found in the world—English, Germans, French; Italians, Americans, and. a host of others—rose as one man and joined with quite touching fervour in singing ?'God Save the King."
"There must be," as one American was heard .to- observe, /'-something in having a-King after all."
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 73, 30 March 1929, Page 16
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