THE QUEEN AS GARDENER. There is no greater flower lover than the Queen, who in summer spends many half-hours in light duties in the ~-»se gardens at Balmoral. She is frequently joined on these occasions by the Duchess of York. As a gardening enthusiast the Queen is delighted with a practical present that has been given her. It consists 01 a rubber apron in a beautiful shade of green that clasps round the waist on the principle of a circular flexible steel girdle. It is an . pron that can jbe slipped on or ofl t a moment's ; notice. I Sometimes she cuts h - favourite ; roses to send to old personal friends, who deeply appreciate this Royal courtesy. One thing that the Queen always does is to cut ofl the thorns before sending the blooms. i /'~\LD Cushion Covers made like new * »*it h Fairy Dyes
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19670, 12 December 1933, Page 12
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