GEORGE LASCELLES

Patea Mail, Volume XLVII, 23 April 1924, Page 4

GEORGE LASCELLES

PRINCESS MART’S SON A most important baby is the Hon. George Henry Hubert Lasccllcs, the first grandchild of King George and Queen Mary, who was one year old on February 7th. Though only a commoner, h« stands filth in the line of direct accession to the Throne —an anachronism which many foreigners find it hard to understand. Though London is his birthplace, the Hon. George Lasccllcs has been rarely seen there, so far, as. Princess Mary holds that the bracing air of Yorkshire is far better suited fe* him, and most of his life has been passed at Goideborough Hall. Here he. has already beeomc quite a well-known figure in tho neighbourhood. At first he attracted so much attention that it was found necessary to limit his perambulator voyages to the grounds surrounding Goldsborough Hall. However, he now goes further afield, and those visiting the neighbourhood have generally bowed to the expressed desire of Princess Mary that her son shall not be made the recipient of unwelcome, though, of course, well-meant, attentions.

The baby has developed wonderfully during the past few months, and is to-day/as healthy and bonny a child as any mother could wish for. Princess Mary is a fond and attentive mother. Her Royal Highness is a firm believer in fresh air, and the weather has to be very severe indeed to keep him within doors. The “Hon. George,” or “Master George,” as he is known at Goldsborough, has lately made good progress in talking, and now has a vocabulary of several words, while it wall not be long before he can toddle round the nursery. The child is sturdy, and has so far escaped all childish ailments, beyond an occasional cold. In appearance the baby strongly resembles Lord Lasccllcs, and there is a coloured miniature of ihc latted at a similar ago at Harcwood Hall that might well pass for his son to-day. At the same time, “Master George” is said to possess the winsome smile of his mother, together with her placid, happy temperament. Naturally, he is a great favourite with the Queen, who greatly enjoys nursing him, and declares that it brings back to her the old happy days of the nursery at York Cottage. The King is likewise frankly very proud of hie first grandson, though ho confesses that he docs not understand babies.