CHARM MAKES DEEP APPEAL

Chronicle (Levin), 21 February 1947, Page 5

CHARM MAKES DEEP APPEAL

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' Received Thursday, 8.45 p.m. CAPLTUM'N, Feb. 20. Already it is unmistakeably cleai that of the members of the Koyai Family, Ihe Queen is South Africa 's tavourile, The i'resh atul youthftU per sonality of Lhe Frincesses attract greai attention, but, it is Ihe Queen 's eharm a'nd s'niile and her easy way of talkiiig if> people that make tne deepest appea. 10 Ihe South African public. There have already been many ex ample.s of the offortless way in wlutiii the Queen makes friends with peopK in a tevv minutes. At a combined wel come of the munieipality and nava. station of Sitnonslown, near Capetown. ihe Queen dominated the scene. it wa. she who waiaed over to school children •as they sang " We Welcome Youi Majesties To Sinionstown Today," am. talked with them. She easily eVoketi responses from both non-Ftiropean am. Huropean children, some of them 011L eight years old. L11 the street crowds tears fill tlu eyes of many women from whom com. such remarks as "she is a loveL persCiu" aiul "what a wonderful ex press ion she has." It is not affection in the s.ense of th« eniotion felt by British people for theii Royal Family, that at present move. South Africans to tuni out in theL Lhousands to welcome tlie Roya. Family. In South Africa, 57 per cent of the population are Afrikanders many wlioin I'avour secession from th. British Common wealth. There is n good deal of curiosity in the attitudc of tlie average citi/.en, especially thosi speaking Afrikaans, towards the Roya Family. O11 both sides— Royal ty am. public — there is still a little strangtness to be worn olf but the visitors am. hosts are already getting more used t cacli other and in- this aceustoming pro ccss the Queen is playingq a tremendoti li:i I't