TEA IN THE PALACE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 21, 22 December 1937, Page 9

TEA IN THE PALACE.

ROYAL FAMILY'S CUSTOM. PRINCESSES AND PARENTS. LONDON, Dec. 1. It is a rule at Buckingham Palace • which only the most important State affairs can break that Their Majesties shall spend at least half an hour with the Princesses at tea. Queen Elizabeth dislikes the custom of handing tea round. Instead, the Royal party of four, sometimes with Queen Mary, the Duchess of Gloucester, or other intimates, have a proper tea, Scottish fashion, usually in the Queen's drawing-room on % the first floor. There is honey for tea, ako jam, both from the Royal farm at Windsor* bread and butter and cream -cakes' in which Princess Margaret most delights. The Princesses come from .the schoolroom and the King from the business room, joining the Queen. Then the ic> is freshly made in the room. T'' kitchen is so far distant that if <>"' A tea were made there ,it would •>'■' A too much. The King insists, lil- M father, on fresh tea AT When Their Majesties si»' ,JBi week-end at Windsor the ' jKT tice is observed, except that ''"jß often makes tea herself wi<-' kettle. l AW\ I A strange flap; ovo . Palace puzzled many AW ri>2 the King was at *'*! Royak Standard wn ' 'Misted for the Queen's own ; Palace the first time ,< '.'•JPnwes-£ It shows the n- jflfflie R ova l family quar' ■ ° yal Standard.