THE KING AS GUEST.
EASY TO PLEASE AND ANXIOUS TO GIVE LITTLE TROUBLE.
The King, according to some who sawrecent Royal entertaining at close quarters, is exceedingly easy to please (says the “Daily Dispatch”). “Like his father before him, remarked one of His Majesty s hosts, jJ'his one idea seems to be how little he can give.” By his express desire, little, or no ceremony is observed when he is visiting a country 'house, but no member of the house party speaks to him unless directly addressed. The King makes it clear, however, when lie arrives, that he desires his Royal state to be put on one side as much as may be possible, and it is not usual for his fellow-guests to address him as. “Your Majesty,” “sir” being sufficient for the hour. . His Majesty’s tastes are very simple, and he is an extremely early riser. Ibis means that breakfast is served cany and a good many of his fellow-visitors find themselves making their first meal at an hour they would otherwise never dream of selecting.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3345, 11 October 1911, Page 7
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