Teetotal Royalties.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 25 September 1914, Page 2

Teetotal Royalties.

Many of the crowned heads in

Europe are themselves total ab-

stainers, but give the best, of wines to their friends. King Alfonso of

Spain drinks neither wine nor spirits, nor does his mother, Queen Christina. Hi's Consort, Queen Victoria, occasionally drinks a glass of wine. The young King of Spain finds alcoholic drinks unpalatable,

but the Royal cellars at Madrid are famous, and remarkably fine wines are served at the Palace.

King Ferdinand of Bulgaria is a rigid total abstainer. It is said that he adopted this course some years ago on the advice of his wonderful mother, the late Princess Clement;ne d'Orleans, who preserved her brilliant faculties until she died •■'■t close upon ninety.

The Queen of Holland, and Queen Emma of Holland are very rigid in the principle of abstinence. \Vine is served in the Palace only because Prince Henry insisted on it when he was married. The King and Queen of Sweden are also blue ribbonites in principle.