THE WINDSORS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20389, 4 January 1938, Page 8

THE WINDSORS

LIBTED IN WHO’S WHO

(From a Correspondent) LONDON, December 1

The Duchess of Windsor, Americanborn wife of Great Britain’s former king, entered the British Who's Who to-day with publication of the 1938 edition. The duchess, who was the former Wallis Warfield of Baltimore, Md., was listed with the royal family as were the wives of the other brothers of King George. She was the only one of the royal wives, however, whose date of birth and parents were not included. The former king was listed as follows:—“Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David (Duke of Windsor;. Succeeded his father, King George V., January 20, 1936; abdicated December 11, 1936. Married June 3, 1937, Mrs Wallis Warfield.’

(Edward signed formal abdication papers on December 10 at 10 a.m., but did not cease to be king until the following day when George VI was proclaimed monarch.)

Edward and the duchess came after King George and his family and Queen Mother Mary in the royal family listing. The new Who’s Who is 28 pages larger than the 1937 edition, having 3783 pages. The editors still list Haile Selassie as Emperor of Ethiopia and give him the same amount of space as Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy. Each received 32 lines of print. Premier Mussolini’s biography is in Italian. President Roosevelt was given 18 lines, the same as last year, others whose sketches were not changed included Col. Charles A. Lindberg, Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany and Joseph Stalin, Soviet Dictator. Former President Hoover was given 27 lines this year compared with 33 last year. One of the longest sketches in the volume is that of Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president pf Columbia University, who was given 144 lines as against 139 lines last year.