A humble subject of His Majesty named T. H. L. Hony of Fowey in Cornwall was creating a well-bred little Mayfair stir last week with his "discovery" that King Edward VIII, his brothers and King George V were all born on Saturday.
The new King last week on the 58th day of his reign held his first levee as Edward VIII. Hitherto these royal receptions of men have nearly always been held in St. James's Palace ("The Court of St. James") with the Sovereign driving thither in horse-drawn state from his residence at Buckingham Palace....
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