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“THE MAKING 0F A RINK iPrinoe George Joins the Navy-Hls unbil-lon fulfilled-Illic- of the "Brit- ltnnlaP-ﬁhe voyage of the "Bacch- lint0"—$tOX‘l€S and incidents of the memorable voyage described-The Diary of a Prince-Tile value of naval discipline-The parting of the ways.)

‘(l-lerewlt-h is the thin chapter of the bicgraphy the whole world has been waiting for—thc intimate life story o! that Prince of Rulers, King King George V. This absorbing story has astounded critics everywhere by its frankness nnd knowledge of Royal affairs. ' It is tllc_ﬂl'st' and only bi- ography of the King to be Published with Royal assert, and is appearing svclusitcly in the Guardian.

By lilsjor C. F. L. Kipling

(COPYRIGHT)

It was on June 5th, i817, that two YOURS Princes went. with their lnother in Dartmouth, and were entered as naval cadets on the ‘training ship "Brltanninf-thc youngest cadets who hld ever" appeared upon the vessel's‘ books.

The "Britannia" was then comm-

j-nded by Captain Fairfax, n good

officer o! lille old school, and the Prince cf Wales insisted fromtl-le first that the boys were to b: treated in every way llkc the other cadcls.

‘Iihcir - clothes were the ordinary a dining-ship kit. they driPcd, studied and messed with the other

lvys without the gnsllcst distinction n! rank, and submitted to precisely the same strict dlsclplnc. Their mic privilege was that they shared‘ a private apartment, although these quarters were so extremely small that they certainly could not bc looked uponjlv: luxurious. Tllclr two Mnlmozkz! were slung in n space imelve feet square, and beside thcln stood seamelrs chests, whilst on the Iulls hung portraits oi‘ their parent: and" sisters, a large photograph of Queen Victoria. and some views of lundrlngham.

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And so began llfo which seemed hnrd first however much loved. A ‘bugle called all the cadets at six- ‘thirty for a cold bath; roll-call was ‘at ‘seven-ten and drill followed; at leight-ﬂil cm came prayers, then Ibrenkfast, with afterwards general llnspcctlon and studies, until dinner ‘at a quarter lo twelve. In filo after- ‘noon tl-lem was a “liberty" hour on ‘shorexthen more studies till four ldclock, followed by football or cricket ‘on shore, until ica-timc-seveh ‘o'clock. Anot er hour's study, prayers ‘and bed by lf-psst nine.

A very healthy life physically and mentally for a Royal Prlnce,-—and a ,vcry democratic life, too, a life which ‘taught the main lesson 0t the Navy itllB/l- to oolnmolld one must learn to

One task it appears Prince George , extremely disliked. The Princes, like "Kite other cadets, were obliged to do their own darnlng and mending, and the younger boy's socks, sad to say, were often in a most dcplorableoon- dftlon.

His love of mischief grew and de- veloped ou board til: "B itannia". ll-lis pranks were endless, and he was generally the leader in such advent- ures as raids upon the ship's larder Cnfhalf-holidays, hc nnd his brother with a few friends would often go for picnics on wilicll occaslonG-corgc was always deputed to make the fire and boll the kettle, which he did in export fashion, worthy of any Boy Scout.

From ‘llle first he was entirely it home cln his boat, winning more than one pize for sailing apdrlﬁlelpini W ,curry on several more in racing be- ltvcen brats crews. And sometimes so one hears he indulged iu that, usual

fprttoiiee of naval cadets which con-

lsirt: in Itcrrorislng timid YOWEYS 011 Aha Dart by an apparent attempt to _run them down. -

In the Autumn of 1878, ‘the Prince

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wns delighted to see how wcll plan was succeeding;

"Sprat" and "Her ing”.

training. botll boys obtained flrct class in seamansllip,

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the greatest coustern izll Cabinet. Lord Bcaconlillclti

as thc l9ih May wrote:

and Princess cf Wales came down to :D=.rtln-:ut‘l to distribute medals and

mrizes on the “Eritzmnllﬂ. In thg ma: which came alonzsldh‘ m: Jetty i0 take them aboard wee two brvnzsd

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strongly of ihc opinion deparill e of the two young

young lnidsluplncn, one steering and‘ the other pulling at an oar, whovm| '

his the Prtuscss . flltereuhcd in all that Itlle excl-to: bays showed hcr, and nlnusrd to hczll‘ l them greeted by their nicknames of

At the end of their two years‘ Lgg-‘lvﬁh. which entitle: them to three months sea time, while “m3 ‘""1‘Q"°°“ °T 5"" Bmam‘ for general goo-d conduct they ob- ‘A5 NIP-iv!" Kiﬂllllfs 8W1"- blvlérﬂlﬂll’ 0-’ mined anal-hcr three months. when ‘the m“; (CH5 o; h“ m-c from u“, "Britannia" it was the young Princes themselves who suggcs- sl oull glv a l _

1 ( em IGrcctlng the late llinshal Foch i3) ‘lion. -

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The experiment had hem a suczcss ndventurt, bllt llcmcsicl: when land .'Ihe gran‘. waves, running clear. green —s0 great a. success ‘that tile Prince of "F" "WHY cut t‘! 5'51‘?- Wilés derided ‘Io carry it Iul-Lhcl" and _ _ w 5cm his 50115.,“ “d339,, a “m; ‘life, but no herd and fun. rules had jlllg for a few hours in the dangerous» "Bacc1\3n£c_" ‘been laid doml by their fathcr.-cx- ,Carib.‘:earl; The suggestion of this voyage Cfillited ‘Cert that 11W "Iv-v 81PM w kw? e Hzuard of negro soldiers ‘ken: watch. .11“, ‘daily diary of “m, 'hnpp:ll:rl. ‘This strgngly ngglnjt mm pm“ from m, zrat-ller an lrksolne rluty. but it wasytown of very firs‘. proposal, and even as carly

"I must rcpcat that the ‘bnbfnct is that. the Princes

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‘their nlcthcr scarcely rccognlsedi kcmirthe “imam orange 515mg“ o; urtll tacy lcrlpcd nchoreto hug hcr the “nu n W55 from this that the and salie than" fatllcv. Tile Prince taut» rumor llaltnrisvn-

Queen Wliclorla. was much inter- estcd- ill lter grandson's sea-life. and especially ill the adventure of Prince _ Ceorge lOJ-“ilblﬂ she hm always 8 very soft spot in hcr heart. Bu-t Lllat heart mlsgavc her at this point, and she became forcibly worried when she heard that the “Ba:chanie" was visiting Capetown, the country whore thc firs‘. Boer Vlar was then in progress.

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v4 r - In a happy mood i3) Th: sallo" ‘King (i) as the Admiral of" the flceti with Queen Mary. (5) In everyday

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"°‘;“"“““' 5° ‘m’ ‘“"°“‘ m“ lhcLfirltallfs fallen heroes...llls life story ‘King in many lmppy m“; _ m h appearing exclusively in m‘ GwmL it em all danger, and s‘. e wroteln for. cibi: terlm _to»hcr uaughzcr-ln-law:

"Daring Alix: _ Many loving thanks for your last dear letter just received- at Osborne. ‘I em veryjorry Bertie . sllould have been sore about the mys; but I think he must have forgotten the arrange- ments and condition: and Instruc- tions respecting Allcir going .to sca. I and even Bcftlc and you only con- sented to their both going to sea for their edudvﬁlon and rnornl training, and Eddy, was especially not to go aloft or command a bent, as he was not to remain in thc navy. .~ This being the case, (he "Baccllallte" going tp the Cape which was den: in "a hurry, without due consultation with -me (I disapprove and haw- valuable these LWD livsc are to the

I:(Thcir Most Exeellcrft ltlsjcsltlcs, the

Gtll. 1879, when thc Princes said Cue 5a hers that the, new life of good-bye to their nlotllcr n‘. spithczld, ‘tile sea meant to PrlnoeQGc-irge, far uildly excl‘ ed at this first great ‘more than to his delicate cider brother ' Lord CllilIlC5q|8Hd unbroknl; sails quickly spread to Scott. thc Captain, supervised their .5‘§,$,3,(]y 1.1m 5111p; sudden 5mm“ m‘.

Fort Augusta.’ where a

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which ‘Lllfl ihc cid warship "Ur3ant“ thund- sonzz» hing"

was-Der: cut a salute; Port ltoyal, that evil repute from which so ,c:n‘:cic:*jg'ously pcriolnlcli, nnd it runny pirate ships set out in days‘ gives {ill cnicltalning llccollllt of {he gene by,

successive cruises of thc "lincchllntc“‘ 'l"‘~'~rc are unfcigusdly boyish cn-. WlllCll lasted three XCRl-s ill nil. ‘tries too, such as that on Rbruary.

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~11: w, - a. wlwlc time and not touching the ‘sear. and the Princes lcft llcr to: .110 water. And thcll another, instead of "Inconglnnf." during the 1-9pm; m helping himself, flies screaming after lrqjgin berm-e leaving New 5 M] the first, flutter flutter! And then ‘walcs, down comes another. half heroin:- The lulckslllrs Welcome half ﬂying, with his feet tucked up ‘ under him the very image of silly in . Fmm Ausnralm‘ "° F 31‘ Fm‘ 3 ‘m decision, but manages to snip u)? l FL“. "O ‘mun’ when’, t?" Princes ‘m luolccl. which he swallows on the ,d§“gh"r"“¥ °me""“"‘°d by ‘*9 ‘Vin: Wm‘ dimcuuyy m,’ apparently, Mlclzado lu full uniform, with h to move the moswls of the throat ‘Emprw “arukl “"‘°- “s P‘ 3' while these of the wings are in full IGcorge “New remake “w” ‘ "5'

1 small and would be very pretty if‘ u; was not painted up so nluch." ‘ '.l‘he diary gives a vivid descrip l” of a review of the troops by 1 ll ltfikaclo, when the officers of >1 ls Squadron were offered wiry ll is

Japanese ponies to rldc round v b ' pm” “HA9 uh.“ “kc starlings’ ‘vim the 5iaff—aud acquitted tllclnscl s: vllU better then naval otllccrs s "1

black spots on willie breasts, settle ‘ m the mum nah,‘ nmeywem ‘traditionally suppose to do on hor. =- quiw exhausted and very tame," helback. One medical otﬂper “thou ll mm‘ ‘nwc chopped up some “w ‘he had discatded his reins, hung n; muucn h} mm strips w look mm lzlanfully to thc pummel. and WI '1 worms. and putit here and there on "his “med h“ ‘wet m5 “m w“ l‘ l the poopfnfter eyeing it wistfully for ln°hmng 5° “mch "5 a mt’ ‘Wm; I a. shol". time, they implied down and ‘;““r°“3“ a bunch “f 5934M‘- Ecmmum in devoured it eagerly "and then went, iafm "m" m5 swmd wavmg up l“ t‘ ’ on w sleep and woke an hum, or ‘air, like the stuffed tall of a liow, so ane wards‘ ‘humus meramyo. confinucd his equestrian exercise! Prmw Emu,‘ entries m the dluy .uni.i1 it was time to dLsmount anll ‘prof-ass that he had never cnjoye!

often refer to his brother with love i _ ‘anything so much in his life.

play is noicasy; and so they whee nnd, svheel ill every graceful curve.“ Onco more when ashore in Vlgo Bay, he menitons that thc roblns I were singing, and "their fain quite note reminded us again of‘ England." Whilst at Madeira. he secs ‘three

and admiration: "The whalcr in _

chug, o‘. Geo.” did W” ‘vcu.._ At Shlga-in, which thc Prince 1 ~ w, a. - _

“Germ is away shoving he is a vls. ed. illcrc was it collection o

‘antiquities. and Prince George put oll one of the suits oi ancient armol

and up to this time they had been lwmﬂ‘ precisely ﬁufcd mm" Rm‘ ‘inseparable companions although ‘my m“ “mm “'35 n“ lmowgnnme‘ v

lthls voyage was to be ihclr last period Ftﬁand m “kc a "Oulmit of m‘ ‘c! constant CClllDCﬂliOllSlllP. 1mm“ “s a ‘mpmws: kmgm‘ ' Scvcccl times Prince Geoge gves l Th” Pan's“: "t m’ w.” . - ... v l I I u _ n I lumolous descriptions of his sperm-on I‘ “a5 c“ the Bacmam” ma‘ m7 lack of m M vlgo’ he went out lPTIIlCO George ﬁrst began his famous ‘sltoatng with an old man and six ‘stamp collation’ no“, the n05‘ com‘ Rum?“ ﬂows" but shot next ,0 “our ‘lame in existence. Ills kcenness was mg, M svhﬂmrg ma“ Calm Town populated by the early voyages and ‘tun, my.“ ha; during our two mamhs ‘tile chances of acquiring new stamps ‘sojourn here was :1 single hare of the ‘and’ a5 he said ‘n 1920' he h“ pub ilmycarcd species. isued ttlle hobby "with unabated in- B“ _1, ___d ms “pores mcrsulcc. - u ‘e b’ any“ we y Cc l Directly the Princes landed, they lvclllt to Osborne to soc Queen Vic-

vcry excellent allot.“ The bond be- tween the two boys was very strong.

'l‘llll’flOl'Oll5 side of things:

“One aflemoon tl-lree senior and

Diary of Prince George in the same ship will greatly disquitc the public mind nnd that if nnyxhlng happened to them. Young Majesty's Government would justly be called to severe account. I cannot adequately describe thrfeclings of Your Maj- esty's MinLstcrs on this subject." 1 d l boo d I ‘BC mud mic Th 1 l But Qumn Victoria. rather suprls- m Jmontlc ks an in Plhe riend-! 1' B- 5~ ell MIX OIBY en- Lngly perhaps. thought differently, ‘ship of Charlczi Kingsley. The 1n Equlrcd as to his identity amonéﬁt A cipher telegram wm dcspatchcd to dies were Rclnanco lnclunatc, with ztlle BYOHD of lads, and Prince George. Lord Bceconsflcld which ran: their HlCIllOFlIli of Drake and Raleigh ‘always RWY T01‘ HASP-Nef- Eive 310st "I cntlrcly approve of thc plan of and the Spanish Main, of Nelson nnd ﬂlllﬁlfﬂﬂinB iln-‘IWFPS- As a 1'68"". the my grandsons going vmich ought. Rodncs’ and the 1cm rcplltablc, but no ‘BmbBrYPﬂf-Slllllll‘ Mid tH-hwtantvd bmlgt llcxc- to have bccn brought brfore less alluring figures of ihc buccallcerslwas OrmB Y FY9513" 0d 0 0WD’ - me (jabillct, The Pl-"mcc o! Walcs‘of Henry Margan nnd Captain Kidd. ‘shinmen resent below cnly mentioned it tFMr. Smith, and‘ 1t is significant that an cnty in ‘feemijd 111$ bwlhﬁf- , was. with right, extremely annoyed the "Bucchnntc" Diary for December‘ These fume H1148 ltd t0 l PIES! at his doing so. Such a thing washﬁnli ls: sensation "I England Personal“ never done when lhc Prince of Wales. "Finished reading ‘Wiotward Ho!‘ llliiielllfid ll‘- tiw IIBWSDIDBPS. Slylﬂi and Prince Alfred went on long lfcr the second tlnlc." that. the tub Princes, whilst ill 13er- journeys nnd voyages." 'l‘llc cntrlcs show close observation mudn. had had anchors tat-teed ‘of all stall. jiczlrd or smelt. The visit plnon lilelr awes- Knowhlz the m1»- to Vigo, for insrance ‘ ‘chievous reputation of their younger "August 4th: In tho afternoon scn. the P141109 M"! FY1509“ \‘°"‘d thc town of Vlgo, not feel sure that thc rumor was un- slmost tlll the day of thc Prince's where lhcrc is much new bulking ‘true, and anxious telegrams were departure, with numerous letters going cll; the houses are willie in sent to the "Bsccllantc". Then the hurling backwoxds and forwards be- ifront and have some pretty iron truth came out. The YOUM Pm"?!- twecn Buckingham Palace nnd tvcrandhas and curiolls scccns; bllt seated in the bows of the launch with Dgwrllng strcet..—-but thc Qut \~ won. ,thc smells are more powerful than the unwelcome bouquet durLng the The first cruise began on Jugustplcasing." 511-9" VOYMIE

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Vfyﬂge U; a fQUrLQQH-yggf-old boyuve wee ‘thoroughly beaten." than the West Indies of ﬁfty years l At Bermuda, the authorities of one ago, especially when that boy had ;ci’ the smaller islands wished to pre-

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I This controversy was carried ongwulkczi through

‘ "A cricket mzrich was played tn- Pcrhalzs no Dart oi‘ thc world could dill’ beiweﬂl the ‘Bacchanive’ and the l 1' have been batter suited for the fl st '5? Vim/QM C1115- ‘11 Whlvh. as usual.

been brought up. its Prince Gcqrgc ‘sent Prince Eddy wlch a boquet of

and unnecessary exposure, in went, away in a dnghyx fishing, and n-cruel Civil War. for so it is, the as it came on squally, they got adrift -Boors being my subjects, and it bclng ‘and were in an nwful position. A a rule illat Princes ‘of thc Royal cutter had i0 be sent after them to Family ought not to be mixed in it. tow them back; as she came along-

be one (when Georgie is older) and ‘stern-sheeis, looking as dignified as his chip be obliged necessarily to lthcy could, and made believe to have take part ,in it, I would qlliw agree thoroughly enjoyed lhenlsclves."

with Bertie. Pray show this. to him, Afrlcauthe Africa of those troubled as -I am surc he and everyone would ldays he alludes in as "that ill-starred agree to this being the right course." ilcnd" nnd of Australia, which they

I felt bound to protect, them against. ascclalte members of the Ward Room | l

Ll nnypt/her War. should in time there ‘side, they sat bolt upright in the‘

‘toria. and to be asked so many questions that Prince George con- ifcsscd himself to be "awfully muddled‘ With the end 0t the voyage ended.- la definite phase in the llfc of both ‘boys. They were to luff: company: Prince Eddy had ﬁnished with thl sea, but Prince George wssonly then" at the beginning of his sen-life. j llc had learnt much during thsl vvoyage; lessons which were to serve ahim well as boy and luau. as Princl

land King.

However, no especial changes were

it ﬁnally [made in ‘the plan of thc second roy-

age. l “Wages are low", Prince George lnotes in Spain. "One Englishman 'will do more in a day than ten natives," butsclne of the most charm- ing bouches in the diary, of a diffr- enrlcnd. are when hc n-riu-s o! birds At Vigo, he is speaking of some sca- gulls ' - “bots of them were swooping down over the garbage adrift in thc water. Tbcilncurious ﬁdgcty ways and silly ' looks as they hang in ihc air appear as if they werctimid in swooping for the filth; one comes down and picks

between the islands, upa piece in his beak, ﬂuttering the ,Sound with extemporised steering

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for llwaxspapel~ Service) _ lWatch for thc next thrillIQlg instal- ment in this great blozraqly of the most beloved ruler in history Travel with His Royal Highness ‘ ound the

next visited, he speaks as the country which "after England will always occupy the warmest corner of my heart."

Between the Cape and Australia.

the “Bslcchanw mn into a terrible W°T‘d—5°° him 38 b0 8W B 151119"!- ‘slorm, which not only smashed the V‘5‘t°"-"“" m“ "ppmﬂ l‘ ma‘ steering 8cm.’ but caused lmvoc m sicken-Lcarll how the lr in tho M“. cabms m,‘ mc55_,0o,“5__€5pec_ tluonc, single-handed. lea; into till

shark infesicd sea nnd cscucs i

‘lolly amongst the crockery. Amongst other things carried away was the ‘stanchion of Prince George's cot. ,whleh scnt- him rolling on the dock ‘with the bewildered remark: "I think ‘something must‘ have ‘ilappenedf’ The ship crawled into St." Georges

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