IN THE ROYAL YACHT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20668, 13 September 1930, Page 6 (Supplement)

IN THE ROYAL YACHT.

SIMPLE LIFE FOR THE QUEEN.

The life of Queen Mary during her annual fortnight on. the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert is always simple.

She orders her days so that she can pass .quiet hours with a few intimate friends. Little entertaining is done. When King Edward and Queen Alexandra used tho yacht it was alive with gay parties; but tho present King and Queen have never encouraged their continuance, preferring to keep tho short holiday for complete rest.

The day starts at 7.30, when the Queen goes through her correspondence, and ends at 10.30 p.m. Breakfast is served in the dining room on the second deck and is a plain meal, for neither the King nor the Queen is fond of fancy dishes, and when alone call for the simplest of English cookery. The dining room is a bright apartment. It has walls of white enamel with panels of gold leaf. The carpets are of rich royal blue colour, as also are the curtains and the upholstery of the chairs and settee and the cushions. The serving table and sideboards arc made of walnut. During the morning the Queen usually goes ashore to visit a few personal friends in tho Isle of Wight and also several antique shops. These visits are made without formality. _ Afternoons and evenings aro usually spent in the yacht, except for an occasional visit to the Royal Yacht Squadron s headquarters.