ROMANTIC WAYS
QUAINT RENT PAYMENTS. In England and Scotland there are many instances of quaint, romantic, and historical ways in which rents are still paid. For instance, each year on the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington has to travel to Windsor Castle to hand over a small silk flag. Tradition has prescribed the flag as the annual rental for the estate of Strathfieldsaye. which was presented to his ancestor by the Crown. The anniversary is on June 16. Similarly, the Duke ol Marlborough lias to undertake a long pilgrimage each year to preserve his right to live at Blenheim. The Duke of Athol holds Blair Athol on even cheaper term. He has to present the reigning Sovereign with a while rose each year.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 December 1939, Page 7
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128ROMANTIC WAYS Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 December 1939, Page 7
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