CHILDREN OF ROYALTY.

Taihape Daily Times, 8 May 1919, Page 7

CHILDREN OF ROYALTY.

Many people are unable to bring themselves to believe that the children of royalty are similar to those of other people. This story will be or special interest to such. The Royal party was sight-seeing some years ago in Scotland (says a writer in "TitBits") and on the battlements of a certain castle Princess Mary was deputed by the Queen to curb the ardour of little Prince John for climbing into dangerous places. She was perhaps over-officious in her charge; at any rate she appeared so to the child, who wa s overheard to say: "Oh, shut up, Mary; you fuss as much as mother.*"

The fact that so many people never knew of Prince John, the bother of King George, who died in infancy, is not surprising. I am told that King Edward once made a discovery about the Royal Family that surprised him. Although everyone knows of Mrs. Jerdarjfs children, few have heard of the two little girls to William IV. and Queen Adelaide. King Edward was once walking at Windsor with Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar when he came across the graves of these infants. The discovery surprised him, and he remarked: "I had no idea that William IV. ever had any legitimate children." Piiiioc- Edward replied: "If either of these young ladies had lived you would have been a small German princo today.