From shadowy and secretive retirement one day last week emerged George V's venerable uncle, the Duke of Connaught. Third and only surviving son of Queen Victoria, Arthur William Patrick Albert Windsor is the one member of the Royal Family today who dislikes publicity. Last week, habited in a sweeping mantle of ancient cut, he entered the gloom of Westminster Abbey preceded by the official known as King of Arms.
Thump! Thump! and Thump!—the King of Arms knocked on the door of Henry VII's...
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