The King's Displeasure.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 March 1910, Page 4

The King's Displeasure.

fn Court circles it is a serious matter to incur Royal displeasure. The man or woman who does so intentionally ceases to be recognised by his Majesty—which means social extinction. The offender's name is struck off the visiting list of every person who is anybody in society, and .should the offender be a man, he is politely informed that his resignation from his club or clubs would not be out of place. No man or woman of social repute will in future know him, and if he be in the army or navy he has no option but to resign, for lie will find himself cut dead by everyone of his brother officers. In fact, says "M.A.P." a few years ago a retired naval officer, who was a notorious bully, flatly contradicted a statement made by King Edward. then Prince of Wales. The King passed over the officer's rudeness at the time, but some days later an equerry presented himself at the officer's residence and politely informed him that his Royal Highness was not desirous of his acquaintance in the future. From that moment the officer was cut by everyone in society, and although he eventually left England altogether and took up his residence abroad, there he sand lower and lower in the social scale, until not long ago the news of his death in a New York street brawl came as a fitting ending to his notorious career.