“QUEEN’S KIND HEART.”
STORIES OF ALEXANDRA. NO REQUEST REFUSED. LONDON, Nov. 24. When supporting, in the House of Commons, the address of sympathy with the King, Mr. Lloyd George recalled that the late Sir DightonProbyn, V.C., her personal adviser, told' him that when anyone wrote a tale of sorrow or suffering to Queen Alexandra, without seeking advice she instantlv sent £5. Sir Dighton begged her to 'allow him to investigate such cases, but the answer invariably was, “How can they wait? Look at this storv of a wife and children starving.” Piccadilly flower-sellers are sending •i, wreath to Westminster Abbey. They recall that Queen Alexandra always sent them a gift of money on Rose Day fearing that it would cause a slump in fresh flowers. She also during a cold snap sent each flower girl a warm coat.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 15 December 1925, Page 9
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