PRINCESS ELIZABETH’S TUTOR DEAD
LONDON, Dec. 12. The death has occurred of Sir Henry Marten, who was tutor to Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. He was knighted on the steps of the Eton School chapel when the King and Queen visited the school during the war.
BABY PRINCE “ANGELIC LOOKING”
LONDON, Dec. 12
The first public description of Princess Elizabeth’s baby was given in Northern Ireland by Countess Granvelle, wife of Earl Granvelle, Governor of Northern Ireland and a sister of Queen Elizabeth, who recently saw the baby at Buckingham Palace. “It could not be more angelic looking,” said the Countess. “The baby is golden-haired, with the most beautiful complexion and amazingly delicate features for so young a baby.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22819, 14 December 1948, Page 6
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