THE KING'S HEALTH
'.■ The drinking'of the King's health mother than alcohol is not' supppsed to Ma "done," and the permission"granted by .the Lord Chamberlain for > the iise, of te'ft' :at a - luncheon. in.' Lpndpn reminded "Onlooker,"mo£ the. .''Daily Mail," of a similar, incident about which'Kihg Edward had .something to say. A dinner of a semi-private -nature was being held in the , city,. and the chairman, n .w:ell-kiipwn; cleric, was anxious that the considerable .number of abstainers should be freed from the obligation of drinking 'the Bdyal -toast in alcohol.' He approached the Ijord Chamberlain (Lord Spencer).' It was quite-useless. The earl did his'best,-but he, reported that His Majesty had: said .that his health could tie J drunk tin ■ anything .people jiked^-everi in- soapsnds^but not in cold water.: The custom-dates back tp the days ef .theVexiJed. Charles 11./when'to drinkihis. health, in water was the sign "that. one, was{.hoping: for his return, across the Channel. An echo is to be .found when: one diaes with the Scots 'Guards.. Being, nuspected of disloyalty, tp ( the, Crpmwellians, the officers were not allowedJip^employ .fingerbowls lest ithey.secretly, drank (Charles's health ..while fhol.ding. their'".^ine. 'over the bowls^; To ithis. day you will see' no finger-bowls. in-,- the- pffl,cers ''■' mess. ■".:''
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 7, 9 January 1932, Page 5
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202THE KING'S HEALTH Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 7, 9 January 1932, Page 5
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