NOT FORGOTTEN

Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1927, Page 4

NOT FORGOTTEN

I THE DUCHESS AND WAR-TIME i G (JUSTS. AUCKLAND, Feb. 28. jjow manv New Zealand soldiers oi those who spent their leave in Scotland during the. War had the privilege of an invitation to Glamis Castle, is recorded only in the visitors’ book ol that historic Highland home, hut those who went there are learning that, besides having found a welcome as warm as only a Highland welcome can he. not, one of them has been lorgotten by the ; Wight-eyed lilllc Brunette, then in her 'teens, who "as the pride of the noble household, and who is now Duchess of York. When one Auckland man. a major at the time, signed his name in the- visitors’ hook- at Glamis, lie counted on no sequel hut. a memory that would mellow with the years. A letter from Government House -at Auckland the other day disabused his mind, however. It said that the Duchess of York would he pleased to renew her war-time acquaintance over a cup, of tea. 7'he ex-major quickly found that her higher station had not changed the unaffected and winsome daughter of Glamis he met a decade ago, except that, slu' was more charming, more natural, and more beautiful.

“I shall never forget your tunes on the violin.” said the Duchess in Hie course of the conversation. “I was astonished at her recalling i lu*i so readily,” the ex-major remarked afterwards. ‘‘7'here were three of us at the eastle. and I used often, to play the violin during the delightful evenings we had there, hut; I did not expert her to remember which one of the three was the minstrel, or indeed, that she would remember any of us individually. It was long ago, and in those war years, there wore many soldier guests at Glamis, and the girl who charmed us all had ever so much to do.”

I lie major leeks that he is one of the many ex-soldiers throughout the country who will find that the young lady they met at Glamis was not just n fair weather friend.