HOW KING GEORGE IS GUARDED.
. There. aa*e fe.w more-interesting .bra.n-ches^oif-'ihe^detective .sßr-vic© than- ■guard-' ing. Royalty, the 'resp.opsioilities of such work are tremendous. Inspector Spencer,' who-,follows.-, King George, must be ready '.to appear in frock-coat or lounge-suit, Shooting: jacket, or evening dress, as cceasion demands, andi he is,never, iarfr&n. Eis Royal master's side. He muislb'' know how to deai with a. thousand' aijd,' .raia emergencies., must be, the essemc-.e. 'off diplomacy, and .must ipreyent the innumerable cranks 'front; worrying Royalty when it travels by the train,', or .fitbar means. Qne harmless' luamtie, • "with plenty of; money, w'as in Uie ha ; bit of travelling wher.eyer King Edjwaaxi wen*, and it was Mr. / Spen<jenr'& d'u.tiy-' to keep this, gentleman- from seeing except from a. distance. ''.'■'■ .!■ . : - Royal personages, in the niajpiuiy of cases., ccim.mumca.te their plans, to "their detective beforehand, na-ye a. written programme to giu'dte''theaa. in making "the necessary _ '»rranigein"«ntsKing Alfonso, however, is a. notd'ble exception, and on one occasiph. v h.e' dropped; t-lirough a windictw and' weniTbfr en -4. shopping expedition, completely outwitting his protectors. • \
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 22 June 1911, Page 2
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173HOW KING GEORGE IS GUARDED. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 22 June 1911, Page 2
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