CALLING ALL CHILDREN

New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 70, 25 October 1940, Page 41

CALLING ALL CHILDREN

Princess Elizabeth Speaks

Some time ago the BBC (Home Service) was honoured by a visit to the studio by the King and Queen with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, during a broadcast of the Toy Town Programme. Last week Princess Elizabeth herself took part in the Children’s Hour, and spoke to the children of the Empire at home and overseas. Listeners in the United States of America also heard this broadcast. This is the message her Royal Highness sent out: feel that I am speaking to friends and companions who have shared with my sister and myself many a happy Children’s hour. Thousands of you in this country have had to leave your homes and be separated from your fathers and mothers. My sister, Margaret Rose, and I feel so much for you as we know from experience what it means to be away from those we love most of all, To you living in new surroundings we send a message of true sympathy, and at the same time we would like to thank the kind people who have welcomed you to their homes in the country, All of us children who are still at home think continually of our friends and relations who have gone overseas, who have travelled thousands of miles to find a war-time home and a kindly welcome I N wishing you all good evening I

in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States of America. My sister and I feel we know quite a lot about these countries. Our father and mother have often talked to of their visits to different parts of th world, so it is not difficult for us to picture the sort of life you are all leading, to think of all the new sights you must be seeing, and the adventures you must be having; but I am sure that you too are thinking of the Old Country, I know you won't forget’ us. It is just because we are not forgetting you that I want on behalf of all the children at home to send you my love and best wishes-to you and to your kind hosts as well. Before I finish I can truthfully say to you all that we children at home are full of cheerfulness and courage. We are trying to do all we can to help our gallant sailors, soldiers, and airmen, and we afte trying too to bear our own share of the danger and sadness of war. We know, every one of us, that in the end all will be well, for God will care for us and give us victory and peace; and when peace comes remember it will be for us, the children of to-day, to make the world of to-mor-row a better and happier place. My sister is by my side and we are both going to say good-night to you. Come on, Margaret. Margaret: Good-night, children. Good-night and good luck to you allf