The Queen Mother (179 page)

  
11
Ibid.

  
12
Ibid.

  
13
Patrick Hodgson to Queen Mary, 20 January 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/98

  
14
Duchess of York, diary, 7 January 1927, RA QEQM/PRIV/DIARY/6

  
15
Duchess of York to D’Arcy Osborne, 9 January 1927, RA QEQM/PRIV/OUT/OSBORNE

  
16
Duchess of York, diary, 5 February 1927, RA QEQM/PRIV/DIARY/6

  
17
Lord Cavan to King George V, 10 January 1927, RA PS/PSO/GV/PS/MAIN/44029

  
18
Lord Cavan to Clive Wigram, 13 January 1927, RA AEC/GG/6/2/2

  
19
Ibid.

  
20
Ibid.

  
21
Clive Wigram to Lord Cavan, 23 February 1927, Lord Cavan to Clive Wigram, 21 February 1927, RA AEC/GG/6/2/2

  
22
Lord Cavan to King George V, 21 January 1927, RA PS/PSO/GV/PS/MAIN/44029

  
23
Harry Batterbee to Lord Stamfordham, 24 January 1927, RA PS/PSO/GV/PS/MAIN/44029/Diary file

  
24
Daily Gleaner
, 22 January 1927, enclosed with letter from Lord Cavan to Lord Stamfordham, 22 January 1927, RA PS/PSO/GV/PS/MAIN/44029

  
25
Duke of York to King George V, 26 January 1927, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/7

  
26
Duchess of York to Prince of Wales, 25 January 1927, RA EDW/PRIV/MAINB/81

  
27
Ibid.

  
28
Duke of York to King George V, 26 January 1927, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/7

  
29
King George V to Duke of York, 25 January 1927, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/6

  
30
Panama
Star & Herald
, 26 January 1927, RA ADYH/MAIN/86/Press cuttings/Panama

  
31
Ibid.

  
32
Duchess of York to Alah Knight, 27 January 1927, RA ADYH/MAIN/86/Private messages

  
33
Duke of York to Prince of Wales, 5 February 1927, RA EDW/PRIV/MAINB/82

  
34
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 9 February 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/101

  
35
Queen Mary to Duke of York, 31 and 25 January 1927, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/11

  
36
Queen Mary to Duke of York, 6 February 1927, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/11

  
37
Wheeler-Bennett, p. 220

  
38
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 9 February 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/101

  
39
Patrick Hodgson to Queen Mary, 14 February 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/102

  
40
Lord Cavan to Lord Stamfordham, 15 February 1927, RA PS/PSO/GV/PS/MAIN/44029

  
41
Fiji Times
, 18 February 1927, RA ADYH/MAIN/86/Press cuttings/Fiji

  
42
Richard Gardner Casey to Stanley Bruce, 28 July 1926, National Archives of Australia, Canberra, A1420

  
43
Wheeler-Bennett, p. 218

  
44
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 8 March 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/104

  
45
Lord Cavan to King George V, 24 February 1927, RA PS/PSO/GV/PS/MAIN/44029

  
46
Wheeler-Bennett, p. 218

  
47
Duke of York to Queen Mary, 22 February 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/103

  
48
Sir Charles Fergusson to King George V, 25 February 1927, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/P/476/77; Wheeler-Bennett, pp. 218–19

  
49
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 8 March 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/104

  
50
Wheeler-Bennett, p. 219

  
51
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 8 March 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/104

  
52
Ibid.

  
53
Duchess of York to May Elphinstone, 17 March 1927, RA QEQM/OUT/ELPHINSTONE

  
54
Ibid.

  
55
RA Press cuttings from Yorks’ tour to New Zealand and Australia

  
56
Duchess of York to Duke of York, 15 March 1927, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/26/67

  
57
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 8 March 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/104

  
58
Official Tour Diary, RA F&V/VISOV/AUSNZ 1927

  
59
Duke of York, diary, RA GVI/PRIV/DIARY/5: 28 February, 2 March 1927

  
60
Lord Cavan to King George V, 8 March 1927, RA PS/PSO/GV/PS/MAIN/44029

  
61
Taylor Darbyshire,
The Royal Tour of the Duke and Duchess of York
, Edward Arnold, 1927, p. 113

  
62
Patrick Hodgson to Queen Mary, 11 April 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/108

  
63
Wheeler-Bennett, p. 220

  
64
Lord Cavan to Patrick Hodgson, 11 March 1927, RA/ADYH/MAIN/96

  
65
Darbyshire, p. 115

  
66
Wheeler-Bennett, p. 220

  
67
Harry Batterbee to Lord Stamfordham, 28 March 1927, RA PS/PSO/GV/PS/MAIN/44029/Diary file

  
68
Duchess of York to Duke of York, 15 March 1927, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/26/67

  
69
Duke of York to Duchess of York, 18 March 1927, Ian Shapiro Collection

  
70
Duchess of York to May Elphinstone, 17 March 1927, RA QEQM/OUT/ELPHINSTONE

  
71
King George V to Duke of York, 12 March 1927, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/14

  
72
Wheeler-Bennett, p. 221

  
73
Ibid.

  
74
Ibid., p. 223

  
75
Lord Cavan to Lord Stamfordham, 30 March 1927, RA PS/PSO/GV/PS/MAIN/44029

  
76
Harry Batterbee to E. J. Harding, Dominions Office, 28 March 1927, RA ADYH/MAIN/100

  
77
Lord Cavan to Lord Stamfordham, 30 March 1927, RA PS/PSO/GV/PS/MAIN/44029

  
78
Ibid.

  
79
King George V to Duke of York, 31 March 1927, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/18

  
80
Queen Mary to Duke of York, 30 March and 6 April 1927, GVI/PRIV/RF/11

  
81
Dr George F. Still to Duchess of York, 7 February, 2 March 1927, RA QEQM/PRIV/PAL; 30 March 1927, RA QEQM/PRIV/CHILD

  
82
See Lady Strathmore’s letter to Queen Mary of 12 May 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/113, referring to this and the pleasure it gave in Australia

  
83
Vivian Eastland to Duchess of York, 25 April 1927, RA ADYH/MAIN/96/Victoria 1

  
84
Harry Batterbee to J. A. P. Edgcumbe, 21 April 1927, RA ADYH/MAIN/100

  
85
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 20 April 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/109

  
86
Duchess of York to Lady Strathmore, 10 April 1927, Glamis Archives

  
87
Duke of York to King George V, 6 April 1927, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/20

  
88
Patrick Hodgson to Queen Mary, 11 April 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/108

  
89
Ettie Harvey to Duchess of York, 9 April 1927; Nell Griffin-Oxley to Duchess of York, 21 April 1927, RA ADYH/MAIN/95/Brisbane 2

  
90
Sarah E. Muir to Duchess of York, 3 May 1927; schoolgirl to Duchess of York, [May] 1927, RA ADYH/MAIN/96

  
91
Duke of York to King George V, 21 April 1927, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/24

  
92
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 20 April 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/109

  
93
RA QM/PRIV/QMD/1927: 21 April; RA GV/PRIV/GVD/1927: 21 April

  
94
RA ADYH/MAIN/86/Private messages

  
95
Dr George F. Still to Duchess of York, 20 April, 9 May 1927, RA QEQM/PRIV/PAL

  
96
Duke of York to Minister of Defence, 21 April 1927, RA ADYH/MAIN/96/Melbourne 1

  
97
Lord Cavan to Lord Stamfordham, 26 April 1927, RA PS/PSO/GV/PS/MAIN/44029

  
98
Ibid.

  
99
Wheeler-Bennett, p. 206

100
Ibid., p. 227

101
Ibid., p. 228

102
Ibid., pp. 228–9

103
Duchess of York to King George V, 12 June 1927, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/32

104
W. Carrington to Duchess of York, 19 May 1927, RA ADYH/MAIN/97/Perth

105
Wheeler-Bennett, p. 230

106
Lady Strathmore to Queen Mary, 12 May 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/113

107
Harry Batterbee to Lord Stamfordham, 26 May 1927, RA PS/PSO/GV/PS/MAIN/44029

108
Duke of York to King George V, 12 May and 12 June 1927, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/30

109
Queen Mary to Duke of York, 20 May 1927, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/11

110
Wheeler-Bennett, p. 231

111
Harry Batterbee to Major Casey, 14 June 1927, RA ADYH/MAIN/100

112
Queen Elizabeth, conversations with Eric Anderson, 1994–5, RA QEQM/ADD/MISC

113
Lord Cavan to Lord Stamfordham, 12 June 1927, RA PS/PSO/GV/PS MAIN/44029

114
Duchess of York to King George V, 12 June 1927, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/32

115
King George V to Duke of York, 12 June 1927, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/31

116
Queen Mary to Lady Strathmore, 14 May 1927, Glamis Papers

    
1
Roberts,
History of the World
, pp. 926–7

    
2
King George V to Duke of York, 30 June 1927, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/34

    
3
Duchess of York to Nannie Beevers, 18 July 1927, private collection

    
4
Bradford,
George VI
, p. 164

    
5
King George V to Queen Mary, 29 August 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC4/277

    
6
Wheeler-Bennett, pp. 232–3

    
7
J. A. Edgcumbe to Basil Brooke, 24 June 1927, RA ADYH/MAIN/21/1927: 28 June; Duke of York, Engagement Diary, 11 July 1927, RA PS/PSO/GVI/C/352/1927

    
8
Prince of Wales to Duchess of York, [August 1927], RA QEQM/PRIV/RF

    
9
Prince George to Duchess of York, 17 August 1928, RA QEQM/PRIV/RF

  
10
Lady Cynthia Asquith to Ernest Pearce, 26 July 1927, RA QEQM/PRIV/TEXTS

  
11
Ernest Pearce to Duchess of York, 2 August 1927, QEQM/PRIV/PAL

  
12
Duchess of York to Beryl Poignand, 14 September 1927, Glamis Papers (CH)

  
13
RA ADYH/MAIN/21/1927: 20–21 September

  
14
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 22 September 1927, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/119

  
15
King George V to Duke of York, 23 September 1927, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/43

  
16
King George V to Duke of York, 30 June 1927, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/34

  
17
Sir Hamar Greenwood to Patrick Hodgson, 30 November 1927, RA ADYH/MAIN/22/1927: 30 November

  
18
Lady (Lena Ashwell) Simson to Patrick Hodgson, 15 December 1927, RA ADYH/MAIN/22/1927: 13 December

  
19
RAPS/PSO/GV/PS/ARMY/38215

  
20
RA QM/PRIV/QMD/1927: 28 December

  
21
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 26 January 1928, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/121

  
22
King George V to Duke of York, 28 January 1928, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/55

  
23
Queen Mary to Duke of York, 26 September 1928, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/11

  
24
Duchess of York to D’Arcy Osborne, 24 November 1928, RA QEQM/OUT/OSBORNE

  
25
RA GV/PRIV/GVD/1928: 21 November

  
26
Rose,
George V
, p. 355; Nicolson,
George V
, p. 554n.

  
27
Princess Mary to Prince of Wales, 6 December 1928, RA EDW/PRIV/MAINA/2602

  
28
Baldwin Papers, 177/36, quoted in Ziegler,
Edward VIII
, p. 194

  
29
Ziegler,
Edward VIII
, p. 192

  
30
Ibid., pp. 192–3

  
31
Duke of York to Prince of Wales, 6 December 1928, RA EDW/PRIV/MAINB/91

  
32
Wheeler-Bennett, p. 235

  
33
Ibid.

  
34
Rose,
George V
, p. 357

  
35
Nicolson,
George V
, p. 556

  
36
Rose,
George V
, p. 357

  
37
Wheeler-Bennett, p. 235

  
38
Duke of York to Queen Mary, 10 February 1929, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/130

  
39
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 12 March 1929, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/133

  
40
Duke of York to Queen Mary, 10 February 1929, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/130; Queen Mary to Duke of York, 12 February 1929, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/11

  
41
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 15 March 1929, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/135

  
42
Duchess of York to D’Arcy Osborne, 16 March 1929, RA QEQM/OUT/OSBORNE

  
43
Ibid.

  
44
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 12 March 1929, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/133

  
45
Queen Maud of Norway to Queen Mary, 31 March 1929, RA QM/PRIV/CC45/759

  
46
Duchess of York to D’Arcy Osborne, 25 April 1929, RA QEQM/OUT/OSBORNE

  
47
Queen Mary to Duchess of York, 29 April 1929, RA QEQM/PRIV/RF

  
48
Wheeler-Bennett, p. 243

  
49
Aberdeen Press
, 22 May 1929

  
50
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 25 May 1929, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/137

  
51
Basil Brooke to Colonel Arthur Erskine, 31 May 1929, RA ADYH/MAIN/63/Transport

  
52
Quoted by Wheeler-Bennett, p. 246

  
53
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 25 May 1929, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/137

  
54
Princess Elizabeth to Duchess of York, 22 May 1929, RA QEQM/PRIV/RF

  
55
Rose,
George V
, p. 361

  
56
Margaret Bondfield,
A Life’s Work
, Hutchinson, 1949, p. 278

  
57
Rose,
George V
, p. 362

  
58
Queen Elizabeth, conversations with Eric Anderson, 1994–5, RA QEQM/ADD/MISC

  
59
Duchess of York to D’Arcy Osborne, 17 November 1929, RA QEQM/OUT/OSBORNE

  
60
Duchess of York to King George V, 21 August 1929, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/86

  
61
Duchess of York to D’Arcy Osborne, 10 October 1932, RA QEQM/OUT/OSBORNE

  
62
Duchess of York to King George V, 21 August 1929, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/86

  
63
Ibid.

  
64
Duchess of York to D’Arcy Osborne, 17 November 1929, RA QEQM/OUT/OSBORNE

  
65
Ibid.; Duchess of York to Osbert Sitwell, 11 November 1929, Sitwell Papers

  
66
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 9 September 1929, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/143

  
67
Duke of York to King George V, 6 October 1929, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/100; Wheeler-Bennett, p. 250

  
68
Lady Helen Graham to Rev. J. I. McNair, 6 July 1929, RA QEQMH/PS/ENGT/1929: 5 October

  
69
ADYH/MAIN/33/1929: 29 October

  
70
Princess Elizabeth to Duchess of York, n.d. [January 1930], RA QEQM/PRIV/RF

  
71
Duchess of York to Nannie Beevers, 31 December 1929, private collection

  
72
Duke of York to Duchess of York, 6, 7, 8 January 1930, RA QEQM/PRIV/RF

  
73
Lady Strathmore to Beryl Poignand, 23 February 1930, Glamis Archives (CH)

  
74
Duchess of York to Nannie Beevers, 4 April 1930, private collection

  
75
Duchess of York to D’Arcy Osborne, 11 March 1930, RA QEQM/OUT/OSBORNE

  
76
Queen Mary to Duchess of York, 9 February 1930, RA QEQM/PRIV/RF

  
77
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 14 April 1930, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/154

  
78
Queen Mary to Duchess of York, 15 [April] 1930, RA QEQM/PRIV/RF

  
79
Duchess of York to Nannie Beevers, 4 April 1930, private collection

  
80
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 21 July 1930, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/158

  
81
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 31 July 1930, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/159

  
82
Dr Frank Neon Reynolds, letters to his wife, Reynolds Papers

  
83
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 5 August 1930, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/161

  
84
Duke of York to Queen Mary, 5 August 1930, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/160

  
85
Dr Reynolds to Mrs Reynolds, August 1930, Reynolds Papers

  
86
Dr Reynolds to Mrs Reynolds, [21] August 1930, Reynolds Papers

  
87
Lady Strathmore to the Hon. David Bowes Lyon, 26 August 1930, Bowes Lyon Papers, SPW

  
88
Reported by Sir Clive Wigram in letter to Lady Wigram, 22 August 1930, RA AEC/GG/6

  
89
Queen Mary to Duke of York, 22 August 1930, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/11

  
90
Queen Mary to May Elphinstone, 25 August 1930, RA QEQM/OUT/ELPHINSTONE

  
91
Colonel Herbert Spender-Clay to Rachel Bowes Lyon, 24 August 1930, Bowes Lyon Papers, SPW

  
92
Asquith,
The Queen
, p. 168

  
93
Ibid.

  
94
Lady Strathmore to the Hon. David Bowes Lyon, 26 August 1930, Bowes Lyon Papers, SPW

  
95
Basil Brooke to
Sunday Express
, 24 August 1930; statement by Sir Henry Simson, 24 August 1930, RA ADYH/MAIN/070/Birth of Princess Margaret

  
96
Queen Mary to Duchess of York, 25 August 1930, RA QEQM/PRIV/RF

  
97
Duke of York to Duchess of York, 25 August 1930, RA QEQM/PRIV/RF

  
98
Queen Mary to Duke of York, 22 August 1930, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/11

  
99
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 27 August 1930, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/163

100
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 6 September 1930, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/165

101
Duke of York and Princess Elizabeth to Duchess of York, 8 September 1930, RA QEQM/PRIV/RF

102
Duchess of York to Duke of York, 9 September 1930, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/26/70

103
Princess Elizabeth to Duchess of York, 10 September 1930, RA QEQM/PRIV/RF

104
Duchess of York to Duke of York, [12 September 1930], RA GVI/PRIV/RF/26/72

105
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 28 August 1930, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/164

106
Duchess of York to Most Rev. Cosmo Lang, 10 September 1930, Lambeth Palace Library, Lang Papers 318 f. 186

107
Most Rev. Cosmo Lang to Duchess of York, 11 September 1930, RA QEQM/PRIV/PAL/Lang

108
Duke of York to Queen Mary, 15 September 1930, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/166; Duke of York to King George V, 29 September 1930, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/120

109
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 22 October 1930, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/169

110
Duchess of York to Most Rev. Cosmo Lang, 10 September 1930, Lambeth Palace Library, Lang Papers 318 f. 186

111
Duchess of York to Dr Varley, 17 December 1930, RA GVI/OUT

112
RA QM/PRIV/QMD/1930: 25 December

113
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 26 January 1931, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/175

114
Nicolson,
George V
, pp. 580–1

115
Graves and Hodge, pp. 254–5

116
King George V to Duke of York, 30 September 1931, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/147

117
Wheeler Bennett, pp. 257–9; Rose,
George V
, pp. 376–7

118
RA GV/PRIV/GVD/1931: 28 October

119
Ibid.

120
Ibid.

121
Graves and Hodge, p. 297

122
Duchess of York to D’Arcy Osborne, n.d. [January 1932], RA QEQM/OUT/OSBORNE

123
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 16 September 1931, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/184

124
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 22 October 1931, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/189

125
Patrick Hodgson to George Aylwen, 1 October 1931, RA ADYH/MAIN/41

126
Lord Mayor of Cardiff to Lady Helen Graham, 30 October 1931, RA QEQMH/PS/ENGT/1932/12

127
W. C. R. Martin to Lady Helen Graham, 18 February 1932, RA QEQMH/PS/ENGT/1932: 16 February

128
Duchess of York to D’Arcy Osborne, n.d. [January 1932], RA QEQM/OUT/OSBORNE

129
Queen Mary to Duke of York, 19 August 1931, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/11

130
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 16 September 1931, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/184

131
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 21 September 1931, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/186

132
Queen Mary to Duke of York, 22 September 1931, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/11; Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 8 December 1931, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/190

133
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 21 October 1932, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/204

134
Jane Roberts,
Royal Landscape
, Yale University Press, 1997, p. 321

135
Duke of York to King George V, 29 April 1932, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/154

136
Wheeler-Bennett, p. 259

137
Roberts,
Royal Landscape
, p. 329

138
Wheeler-Bennett, pp. 259–60

139
Christopher Hussey, ‘Royal Lodge’,
Country Life
, 1 July 1939

140
Miss B. Hankey to Duchess of York, n.d. [May 1932], RA QEQM/PS/GEN/1932/Blaina

141
Queen Mary to Duchess of York, 31 July 1932, RA QEQM/PRIV/RF

142
Duchess of York to King George V, 5 August 1932, RA GV/PRIV/AA62/158

143
Ibid.

144
Queen Mary to Duke of York, 19 May 1932, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/11

145
Queen Mary to Duke of York, 24 May 1932, RA GVI/PRIV/RF/11

146
Duchess of York to D’Arcy Osborne, 10 October 1932, RA QEQM/OUT/OSBORNE

147
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 21 October 1932, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/204

148
Duchess of York to D’Arcy Osborne, 30 November and 20 December 1932, RA QEQM/OUT/OSBORNE

149
D’Arcy Osborne to the Duchess of York, 26 January 1933, RA QEQM/PRIV/PAL/Osborne

150
Note by the Duchess of York on letter from Lady Londonderry to Lettice Bowlby, 27 July 1934, RA QEQMH/PS/GEN/1934/Women’s Employment Federation

151
Lady Helen Graham to Lady Ruth Balfour, 30 November 1934, RA QEQMH/PS/GEN/1934/National Council of Women

152
Most Rev. Cosmo Lang to Duchess of York, 27 December 1932, RA QEQM/PRIV/PAL/Lang

153
Duchess of York to Most Rev. Cosmo Lang, 7 January 1933, Lambeth Palace Library, Lang Papers 318 f. 169

154
Queen Mary to Duchess of York, 5 February 1933, RA QEQM/PRIV/RF

155
Duchess of York to Queen Mary, 19, 30 January 1933, RA QM/PRIV/CC11/209, 210

156
Correspondence with Miss Thelma Evans of Rozevale Kennels, Reigate, RA ADYH/MAIN/070