DRIVEN BY A QUEEN. BELGRADE, Oct. HO. Queen Marie of Jugo-Sbi via dauglu ter of the late King Ferdinand 01. Rumania) was driving her car yesterday from Topola to Belgrade, when she was hailed by a country woman laden with baskets. “Could you please give me a lift? ” asked the woman. “YVitli pleasure,” replied the. Queen. “YVliere do you want to go? ” The woman mentioned the town ol Mladenovatz, some miles away. She got in behind the Queen, stowed her baskets and packages away, and then, just as the Queen was about to stni, again, she asked anxiously: “ II""' much do you want to take me as tar as Al ladenovatz? ” “Oh, you need not worry ahoul that,” was the reply. “No,” said the country woman: “lotus come to an understanding about the fare now and that will avoid any argument when we get theie. During the journey the woman learned from the chauffeur, who was beside her, that it was the Queen who was driving. She had already extracted 'from her handkerchief a lew coppers with which to pay l'" 1 ’ l:m ’-
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 December 1928, Page 3
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