ROYAL HOBBIES.
Royalty has some interesting hobb’es. As most people know, the King takes the greatest interest in his stamps, and he has also a collection of watches (says a Daily News writer). The Queen’s interest in dolls’ houses is known, and the Prince’s chief interests are in sport, though he has a fine t collection of old prints and models of ships.
The Duke of Gloucester amasses stage propert es which he has picked up on his various visits behind the scenes.
I think King Alfonio of Spain’s collection is somewhat mcjrbid. He has kept things which have endangered his life, such as a large stone, on' which he struck his head as a child, and the skin of a horse which was killed drawing the Royal coach by a bomb thrown at the King on his wddding day.
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy has a magnificent collection of coins; "the ex-Kaiser, I remember, used to collect scarves and ties from the humblest cotton to the costliest silk; while the “mad” King of Bavaria had hundreds of hats of all periods and countries.
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Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 285, 24 April 1929, Page 2
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