A VERSATILE proficiency in sport is part of the stock-in-trade of princes. Without it they would fall short in their duty,of being able to meet every man [?]n his own ground. It need not surprise us, therefore, that King George VI plays many ...
Article : 864 wordsOne typical incident is remembcred by the boys who attended the first "Duke of York's Camp" in 1921. ...
Article : 85 wordsFLYING, perhaps, is not to be reckoned among His Majesty's sports, for he does not fly for pleasure. But as an R.A.F. officer he ...
Article : 164 wordsMANY incidents testify to the King's remarkable memory, even of the most trifling details. A man who worked with him on ...
Article : 117 wordsThe border of the pages of the Coronation Day Number of The Canberra Times embodies many symbols of the Throne and Empire. ...
Article : 564 wordsUP at Balmoral he is equally at home, and for many years before King George V's. death he virtually managed the sporting estate there. ...
Article : 134 wordsTHE King's interests are not all athletic. He was one of the earliest devotees of cine-photography. Some years ago a Hollywood ...
Article : 165 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 185 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wed 12 May 1937, Page 8
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: