ROYAL COUPLE’S HOME
CHARMING RESIDENCE NOW BEING PREPARED j LONDON, November 30. Although the Duchess of Kent has been too busy to inspect her new home in Belgrave Square, she will find ! it a charming residence. She has left all the preliminary j arrangements to her husband, the j Duke of Kent. I The former owner Lady Duff-Cooper, i Ba ys that the Duke of Kent has ad- ; mired the place for years. . The house has a marble hall with j an imposing staircase leading to the i spacious rooms. ’ The Duke especially admired the ! dining-room, equipped with an oval ’ table and tall mirrors. It will be admirable for entertaining g I which is expected to be on a large n scale. . t The Duchess’s bedroom and boudoir l.j are being redecorated and refurnished e l to her taste. H Queen Mary is assisting in the ree. furnishing of other rooms, including ’’i the drawing-room. fi i The staff is likely to be fourteen, t- including a chef and two chauffeurs.
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Waipukurau Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 284, 10 December 1934, Page 3
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