HEALTHY AND ACTIVE

Evening Star, Issue 20310, 19 October 1929, Page 15

HEALTHY AND ACTIVE

THE KING’S RECOVERY RESTFUL DAYS AT SANDRINGHAM PrtSJ-Aisociatibn—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON! October IS. To-day’s announcement that the King .will not appear at the Cenotaph, which will' bo, the first time since the war, need not bo accepted as an indication that His, Majesty’s health forbids it. As. a- matter of fact it is authoritatively learned that bis seven weeks’ rest at his favourite residence, Sandringham, worked (such wonders that the King looks better now than ho did in The months preceding his illness. ' An additional reason is that His Majesty has enjoyed, more complete leisure than he ever before permitted himself. Those who saw him leave on a short drive from Sandringham with the Queen to-day realised that he is the King whom the nation familiarly knows—alert, intent, healthy, vigorous, and active. He was glancing appreciatively at the autumn countryside. His exceptional gift for the recollection of faces and events has not been interrupted. Another example of his revived energy is tho neighbourly curiosity which he is again evincing in the affairs of the villagers. His Majesty is quietly enjoying the life of a country gentleman, and his deafest wish is once again to enjoy shooting. When he is not motoring he frequently visits the dairy and the stables. His afternoons are spent rambling in the grounds, sometimes on foot with a dog, sometimes riding a pony, and sometimes in a small sixwheeler car, which, after the fashion of a tank, surmounts any obstacles in tho route. He, frequently fishes in the lake from a Canadian canoe. Sandringham will probably remain the King’s home until after Christmas. -Australian Press Association. SERVICE AT CENOTAPH. PRINCE TO REPRESENT KING. (British Official WimUms.) RUGBY, October 17. The Prince of Wales will represent the King at the Armistice Day service at the Cenotaph. The servito last year was the occasion of the last public appearance of the King before his illness. It was not anticipated that the King would attend tho. service this year.