“PRINCE
LONDON, July 21. The Prince of Wales, after lunching at Hardy, motored to the farms whose occupants are his tenants. He stopped the car at Maiden Castle, saying: “I think I’m 20 minutes ahead of time.” He flung himself on a grassy slope on the waj'side for a rest, but a little girl on a Shetland pony came along. The Prince sat up and talked to her, and then drove to the famous wishing well of Upwey, which is approached through a bower of crimson rambler and- other roses. Here in passing a gathering mainly composed of young women the Prince drank water from the well. Then, as bidden by Mrs Smith, the aged custodian, he threw the remainder of the water in the glass over his left shoulder. Did you wish, sir?” asked a girl from the bevy of rosy faces. “No, I didn't,” replied the Prince. “But you should,” said the girl, adding: “Wish for a happy princess!” The Prince of Wales raised his hat and smiled, as he seemed to detect a carefullyprepared plot. He said : “Well, I’ll think about it ” The girls raised a cheer as the Prince drove off to catch the train for London. Upwey is a small village in Dorsetshire, not far from the coast.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3619, 24 July 1923, Page 21
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