PRESENTATION AT COURT.
The announcement made that Miss Marie Moffatt, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Moffatt, of Awapuni, and a descendant of a long line of Maori chieftains, was presented at Court by Lady Wilford, recalls the fact that a daughter of a Maori chief enjoyed a similar distinction in the reign of King Edward. Mrs Donnelly, wife .of Mr George Prior Donnelly, of Fernhill, Hawke’s Bay, had the honour.of entertaining King George and Queen Mary, ■then the Duke and Duchess of York, during their visit to New Zealand and later, When Mrs Donnelly visited England, she was presented at Court and entertained by Their Majesties. Mrs Donnelly was the daughter of Chief Karaula and niece of Tareha, a wellknown Ilawke’s Bay chief.
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Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18350, 9 June 1931, Page 5
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125PRESENTATION AT COURT. Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18350, 9 June 1931, Page 5
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