THE KING'S YACHT
BUNKS FOR THE PRINCESSES
Simplicity and economy of space are chief features of the. Royal suite on i the Victoria and Albert, in which the King and Queen made their holiday cruise, states the "Daily Telegraph." A writing table, for instance, is arranged in the Queen's cabin, on one side of the bed, near the dressing table, with its ! triple mirror, placed between the portholes. At the foot of the bed, which has silk curtains falling from a semi-circular canopy in early Victorian style, is a chaise longue, upholstered to match curtains and quilt. The bedstead is a brass one; the Princesses, who shared a cabin near their mother, have bunks, and not beds. A feature of the Queen's sittingroom on the Victoria and Albert, where the King's portable wireless was, is the fireplace. Concealed by a tapestry screen is an electric fire. Lighting comes from sconces on the whitepainted walls, and the chairs are covered in a floral glazed chintz on a white ground to match the curtains. The reception lobby was the Princesses' play-room during this family cruise. The King had a white-painted writing-room, where he transacted State business in the morning.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 50, 27 August 1938, Page 18
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197THE KING'S YACHT Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 50, 27 August 1938, Page 18
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