QUEEN’S BOUDOIR.

Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17242, 29 October 1927, Page 15 (Supplement)

QUEEN’S BOUDOIR.

TO REMAIN UNTOUCHED. One room of Marlborough House is to be left entirely untouched, by direct order of the Prince of Wales. This is Queen Alextndra’s private boudoir, in which she passed so many pleasant hours. It is to remain in precisely the same condition as it was when the late beloved Queen Mother last used

Its walls are panelled in deep crimson silk, and the centre of the floor is occupied by a handsome writing table that holds a variety of writing conveniences, including a large blotter bearing a silver crown upon its cover, a heavy inlaid brass case for letters requiring attention, and a silver writing sot. The table also hears a large number of photographs, all handsomely framed. of various members of the Royal Family. One of these is King George when a child, and directly facing it, is another of Hie Prince of Wales when little more than a baby, and hearing the inscription in Queen Alexandra's well-remembered, beautifully clear, sloping writing, “Our Darling David.”

In a corner behind this table is placed Queen Alexandra's favourite, piano, up'on which stie was a very expert, performer in her younger days, and placed upon this are two autographed photographs of the late Lady Halle, the foremost lady violinist of her day, who was on terms of very considerable personal friendship with (lie Queen Mother, who used frequently (o play her accompaniments for tier.

This boudoir is likewise full of interesting personal souvenirs of Queen Alexandra, including several cases of jewellery and articles of personal adornment, while a little coloured sketch on one of the walls shows the late Duke of Clarence and Avondale

and 1110 present King in the costumes that they wore when attending their Jii'st fancy dress hall. Facing the window overlooking the gardens beneath is a full-length painting of the King in a sailor dress as lie appeared when he was 12 years old, while nearby hangs the last photograph ever taken of King Edward, a l'ew months prior to his death.