FUTURE KING OF THE BELGIANS.
The Duke of Brabant, heir to the Belgian throne, was at Eton during the war. His sister was at the Urstiline Convent at Brentwood abortt jthc same time. Both speak perfect English. Prince Leopold, as he was called at school, took middle fourth and was at Mr Lubbock’s house. Prince Henry, who is now Duke of Gloucester, was at the same house, and it often happened that Prince Leo pold was used as a fag by him. Lower boys at Eton have to run errands for older boys, and Prince Leopold could sometimes lx? seen going into Et~n to buy a pot of marmalade or a basket of strawberries for Prince Henry.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18961, 7 January 1930, Page 5
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