PRINCESS ELIZABETH KEEN TO BE A GIRL GUIDE
The Girl Guides have captured the youthful enthusiasm of Princess Elizabeth, states the “Daily Mail.” With her mother, the Duchess of York, the young Princess recently saw the Girl Guides and Brownies from Glamis village and the farms around the Earl of Strathmore’s home. After applauding their neat uniforms and hearing them sing Brownie songs, she announced: “I would like to be a Girl Guide.” The parade, incidentally, was kept strictly secret, only the Guides themselves being aware of the Duchess’s first appearance since the birth of Princess Margaret.
If Princess Elizabeth in later years realises her wish, she will have staunch allies in her mother and her aunt, Princess Mary, who are both keenly interested in the Guides. Princess Mary is the head of the movement, and the Duchess was largely responsible for the formation of they Glamis companies. At the inspection jthe captain, Miss Robertson, of Berry'nill, paraded twelve Guides and sixteen Brownies in a pavilion near the castle. The Duchess inspected the ranks, and was greatly pleased by the smart appearance of the company. She complimented Miss Robertson, who is a farmer’s daughter.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19231, 19 November 1930, Page 10
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