KING AND QUEEN
NEW HOME IN LONDON FLAT IN WEST END LONDON, Jan. 24. Their Majesties have taken a flat on the fourth floor of a new steel and concrete building which is nearing completion in the West End. They hope to move in within a fortnight, says the ‘ Daily Mail.’ There are two reasons for their decision to become flat-dwellers. First, the call-up is making increasing inroads on the palace household, and their Majesties require only a small staff for entertaining in a flat. Secondly, it is well known that their Majesties have always preferred a small, intimate home. . The Queen once said that neither she nor the King was “ palace conscious.”
The flat is specially built into' a vast block of offices, comprising the only living quarters in the entire building. The office block is almost fully occupied. Their Majesties have their own “ front door ” and also a private lift. They intend to use the flat between spells of engagements. The Queen a few days ago travelled from the country and spent a quarter of an hour inspecting her new home. The workmen, who did not know for whom it was being built, were told to down tools and take an early luncheon.
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Evening Star, Issue 24103, 26 January 1942, Page 4
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