PRINCESS ELIZABETH

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 409, 16 April 1937, Page 3

PRINCESS ELIZABETH

Eleven Years Old Next Week London, April 5. The Royal Family are busy buying birthday pretijrj s for Princess Elizabeth. She will be 11 on April 21. The Queen hae already bought her giffi. What it is is a close eecret, but it is likely to be whq|‘. “Lillibet.” has oßten asked for —a modern camera. Princess Elizabeth has a keen eye and wants- to begin a collection of photographs of facts and places. The King’s present is believed to be a small plain gold wrist which. Queen Mary is planning a visit to her favourite Windsor shops this week to buy her present. The Royal chef is already devising the birthday sake. The Princrstes last week spent, a lol’. of time in the garden patch ruled off for ,their use in the grounds of the Royal lodge at Windsor. The •niniature cottage in a corner of the garden will be removed to Buckingham Palace when Ithe family returns 'o London, and will be set in ’the centre of the children’s new' garden, which was planted with spring flowers chosen by two girls.