SIMPLE PLEASURES FOR THE PRINCESSES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 282, 12 November 1936, Page 10

SIMPLE PLEASURES FOR THE PRINCESSES

. The Duke and Duchess of York’s two daughters are being brought up with a simplicity that might well serve as a model for other children. They go to considerably fewer parties than many of their (oiltemporaries, and in every, respect the utmost care is taken that they should enjoy a happy normal home life, with interests of their own and the opportunity for indulging them. When Princess Margaret celebrated her sixth birthday at Glamis Castle, where she was born, her presents reflected the hobuies that the little Princess is already cultivating. JHer sister, for instance, to whom she is deeply devoted, gave her a set of gardening tools. Princess Margaret has recently been given a piece of ground of her own at- Royal Lodge, which she looks

after most assiduously. She is especially fond of weeding, and during her stay at Glamis she often helps the gardeners to weed the borders. The Duchess of York’s gifts to her daughter included jigsaw puzzles and books on horses. Both Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret are passionately fond of horses and riding, and a little while ago the Duchess, when on a shopping expedition, told an assistant that she found a real difficulty in keeping her children supplied with new books about horses. Princess Margaret has .inherited her mother’s ■ gift for music. She can already play the piano With a good deal of skill.