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DISAPPOINTED PEEKS Seventeen peers of the realm will not take their places in Westminster Abbey on May 12 to pay homage and swear allegiance to King Edward VIII. They are barred from taking part in this stirring ceremony because they are minors.
Unluckiest of all these young peers who will miss the glory and pagentry of the Coronation is the Marquess of Townshend. As he was born on May 13, 1916, he will be one day short of his majority on Coronation Day, May 12, 1937—a few hours will rob him of the opportunity of standing with his peers to cheer the new King. On the other hand, the Earl of Oxford and Asquith will be 21 just 20 days before the ceremony, and so earns his place. This young peer is grandson of Mr Asquith, whom he succeeded in 1928, shortly after creation of the title. Another of the unlucky peers is the Earl of Craven, who, at 20, misses the ceremony by a year. A runner-up is Earl Haig, son of the great field-marshal, who is 19—born in Armistice Year.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20535, 29 September 1936, Page 10
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185NOT OLD ENOUGH Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20535, 29 September 1936, Page 10
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