NEW OCCUPANTS
KENTS IN PALACE LONDON. Jan. 2 Although it is generally understood in London that the Duke and Duchess of Kent will move into Kensington Palace some time this year, a member of the late Princess Louise’s household, which is still at the Palace, has stated that any definite announcement would be premature. It is known that Princess Louise wished her great-nephew to follow her at the Palace, which has not been occupied by a Duke of Kent since Queen Victoria’s father lived there. The rooms, though, are still being “done out,” and the Duke, though he has been a frequent visitor to them since his great-aunt died, has not yet put any alterations in hand. His wartime duties, according to the Palace staff an prol >ablv delaying nis decision on improvements and modernisation.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21033, 8 February 1940, Page 4
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