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For Royal Secrets
Few people noticed one day
xrecently that the lady riding in
* small black car through Lon-
don's Fast End, past the whelk
*tails and fruit barrows, was the
Queen.
Wiles). the car stopped at the
visitor's entrance of the London
ldospital, the news spread that
Iter Majesty had arrived. Yet she
paid no formal visit to the public
wards. Instead, she sat chatting
for 40 minutes to a private pa-
tient — a railwayman's daughter
from Inverness.
"I've brought you some flow-
ers" and "Get well soon!" said
the Queen, just like any other
hospital visitor.
Who was the woman in the
private room? She is Miss Mar-
garet Macdonald—"Bobo" to the
nroyal family — who spends her
life serving the Queen and dodg-
ing publicity.,,.For 30 years she
has always been at the Queen's
aide, from Her Majesty's baby-
hood, through marriage to the
throne.
Auburn -haired Miss Macdonald
is the Queen's personal' maid. At
8.15 every morning she wakes
the Queen with a cup of tea, and
she is the last to attend the
Queen in the evenings. An
American magazine once offer-
ed her $150,000 just for spending
a few sessions with expert inter-
viewers to tell all she knows.
Bobo hears the Queen's com-
ments on many people and many
things. She has indeed been
rightly described as one of the
Queen's closest confidantes. But
she is never to be drawn into any
conversation concerning her mis-
tress.
In the Steward's Hall at Buck-
ingham Palace she has a top -
table place of honor. And woe
betide anyone who calls her
anything other than "Miss Mac-
donald."
She has her own cabin on the
royal yacht Britannia, her own
rooms at Balmoral, Windsor and
Sandringham, her own elegantly
furnished suite at Buckingham
Palace.
More than five years ago,
when George VI went to Lon-.
don airport and bade farewell to
his daughter for what was to be
the last time, he said to Miss
liacdonald: "Look after the
Princess for me, Bobo:"
His words charged the humble
girl from Inverness with a life-
long sense of mission. The one
comment on the Queen ever
heard from ,Bobo is. simply: "I
must go. My Iittle lady wants
me."
On many a royal' tour, the first
coach of the royal railway train
or the royal plane is cosily shar-
ed just by the Queen, the Duke
of Edinburgh—and Bobo.
At Lisbon airport she was mis-
taken for the Queen by the
cheering crowd. In Washington
where (much to her disgust)
photographers managed to take
her picture, she was called the
Queen's double.
Neatly enough, Bobo has a
sister, Robina, who Is personal
maid to Princess Margaret. The
royal sisters are thus tended by
two sisters.
MERRY MENAGERIE
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"Good morning, ma'm!"
There was a family crisis when
Robina -- christened Ruby fell
in love with a Palace footman.
Falling in love couldn't be help-
ed, but inevitably their marriage
entailed ... publicity!
Superintendent Tom Clarke,
chief of the Buckingham Palace
police, was best man. Among the
wedding gifts were lovely pieces
of jewellery and a gift inscrib-
ed: "To my dear, faithful Ruby—
from Margaret"
Half the Palace staff formed a
huge crowd to cheer the happy
pair, now Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Gordon. Now, when her beauti-
fully -dressed
.
Queen goes to the
theatre, Bobo spends the eyen-
ing with the Gordons at the -.little
"grace and favor" residence the,
Queen Mother found for them in
Marlborough Mews.
No two sisters outside the roy-
al family can survey a happier
or more sparkling cavalcade as
they look back at old times.
There was the occasion when
the Queen was presented with a
$75,000 casket of diamonds and
Bobo had to look after them. It
was the only time she nearly had
the jitters.
Then, on the Queen's wedding
morning, there was panic at the
last minute because the bridal
bouquet was lost—until a foot-
man remembered he had put it
in a cupboard to keep cool.
Naturally, Bobo had her spe-
cial seat for the wedding. And
on Coronation Day the police
cleared a special route for her
across crowded London and gave
her an escort all to herself to
Westminster Abbey.
Bobo remembers, too, the day
when, trembling with nerves,
she .first went to Balmoral
Castle to see the housekeeper
and apply for a job as under -
housemaid.
Instead, within a very few
weeks, she was sent to London
to become the little Princess
Elizabeth's under -nurse. "Bobo,"
the nickname that has stuck to
her through the years, was lisped
by the Princess in her nursery
cot.
At Windsor, she has always
tended a special rosemary shrub
which yielded sprigs for the
Queen's christening. On the
Queen's honeymoon, as she step-
ped into the royal train, sprigs
of rosemary were laid ready on
the tea -table.
"God bless you both," Bobo
had written, "Rosemary for re-
reembrance." The token was an
apt ' one from the discreet,
dimpled Scotswoman who serves
the Queen so well, for rosemary
is the ancient emblem of :true„;,
faithfulness.
GRIZZLIES TOTEMS
TEPEES AND AN IGLOO —A
16 -foot styrofoam plastic igloo,
two Indian tepees, eight small
totem poles and two carved
grizzly bears will decorate the
Canadian Contingent headquar-
ters encampment at the Boy
Scots' Jubilee in Britain next
August.
Canada's Department of Nor-
thern Affairs is lending the
Igloo, which will be manned
part time by Canadian Eskimo
Scouts. Authentic furnishings
for the igloo are now being
. gathered in Canada's northland.
The igloo is now on display in
the National Museum in Ottawa
prior to being dismantled and
packed for shipment to the Jam-
boree early in May.
The carved grizzly bears are
being loaned by the British
Columbia Provincial Museum.
Scouts and leaders of the Lon-
don, Ontario, District, are mak-
ing the tepees and carving the
eight totem poles. W. A. Speed
of Halifax, N.S., Executive
Commissioner for the Nova
Scotia Scout Council, is in
charge of programs and displays
for the Canadian Contingent to
the Jamboree.
WATCH THE FISHIE !--When h Rome, do as the Romans do. So
this enterprising photographer substitutes "watch the fishie"
lkor the old familiar "watch the birdie," os he aims his camera
et a Humboldt penguin at the Aquarium in Coney island.
Twenty of the penguins were flown from their native Chile to
}chi other exhibits at the Aquetrium.
GRASSROOTS WEDDING PAM -•A hitch in the wedding schedule of Eileen Gummeson, left,
happened when her maid-of-his4lir; lost the wedding ring on the !own of the . Gummeson
home. A borrowed ring saved. the:day. The bridegroom found the lost ring after the ceremony.
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BLE TALKS
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Barbecues will undoubtedly
smoke up the landscape from
now till fall, and steak is likely
to continue as the most popular
barbecue dish. Probably you
know that ,slashing the fat at
the edges will prevent curling,
and that when 'you turn your
steak, you should put your fork
into the fat, for a fork in the
lean will make holes from which
good juices will escape.
Here are some broilingtimes,
recommended by the U.S. De-
partment of Agriculture:
For a 1 -inch steak: Rare,
about 10 minutes; medium, about
15; well done, 20 to 25.
For a 11 -inch steak; Rare,
about 15 minutes; medium, about
20 minutes; well done, 25 to 30
minutes. •
For a 2 -inch steak: Ij are,
about 25 minutes: medium, about
35 minutes; well done, 45 to 50
minutes.
o •
Ribs may be precooked before •
barbecuing or barbecued while.
raw. Precooked ribs require only
about 15 minutes for barbecu-
ing, but in this time get 14,x
barbecue taste.For prep'ee
them this way, simmer in a
small amount cf water in a heavy
covered kettle for about 1 hour.
Refrigerate until ready to grill.
Cut into serving portions and
grill over hot coals, brushing
with the following barbecue
sauce as you turn frequently.
BARBECUE SAUCE FOR RIBS
1 cup chopped green onion
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Dash of cayenne
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon dry mustard
2 tablespoons 'Worcestershire
sauce
ars teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1/ cup catsup
2 tablespoons vinegar
Cook onion in butter until
tender, about 5 minutes. Add
all other ingredients. Simmer
about 10 minutes, stirring fre-
quently.
This is a thick sauce and is
enough for 2 or 3 sides of spare-
ribs. It keeps well in a covered
jar in refrigerator.
If ribs are barbecued without
precooking, they require about
1 hour.
Ott a shallow baking pan. Pour
sauce over over' it. "Bakesa.in slow
n (325 degrees F.) about 1
,: Turn or stir pork 2 or 3
ee during roasting -so pork
es in sauce. Serve with fol -
fig sauce:
ORIENTAL SAUCE
41 tablespoon dry mustard
1 tablespoon vinegar
} cup catsup
,11 tablespoon soy sauce:
3/ teaspoon curry powder
combine all ingredients and
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JRBECUED SHISH KABOBS
2 pounds tender beef, cut
into 1 -inch pieces
e cup lemon juice
ee cup olive oil
..teaspoons salt
Y cup liquid smoke
4 tomatoes, quartered
3 medium onions, sliced in
thick slices
2 green peppers, cut in
eighths
Basting sauce (recipe
follows)
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If you like to barbecue lamb
chops, try this herb sauce. This
amount is for about 2 pounds of
lamb. Pour the sauce over the
lamb and let stand in refrigera-
tor 2-4 hours. Broil or barbe-
cue the lamb, brushing with the
herb sauce 2 or 3 times during
cooking.
HERB BARBECUE SAUCE
1 small onion
3 cloves garlic
2 sprigs rosemary (or 1
teaspoon dried rosemary)
12 fresh mint leaves (or 1
teaspoon dried mint
leaves)
1/ cup vinegar
1/2 cup water
Chop onion and garlic and add
rosemary and mint leaves which
have been crushed. Add. vine-
gar and water and let mixture
stand 4-6 hours.
*
If you like to experiment with
oven barbecue, try this pork ten-
derloin with oriental sauce for a
new eating experience.
CHINESE BARBECUED PO1U
13.4 pounds pork
tenderloin
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
Freshly ground pepper
Cut pork tenderloin into 0
pieces. Combine soy sauce, su-
gar and pepper. Pour this sauce
over pork and Stir to coat well
with sauce. Keep hi refrigerator
2-3 hours.
Spread pork tenderloin pieces
bine lemon juice; liquid
and salt cellae thor-
"aft•-pour'over meat. Let
stand in sauce at room
perature for 30 minutes. Run
eat on skewers, alternating
with tomatoes, onions and green
ieppers. Broil over open fire,
turning often to brown well on
eisides; baste frequently with
sauce and serve with additional
sauce.
BASTING SAUCE
Juice and cut up peel of 2
lemons
r/S cup salad oil
1 cup vinegar
2 bay leaves
1 cup Liquid smoke
1 No. 2 can tomato juice
1 tablespoon brown sugar
or molasses
.2 cups water
Mix ingredients and bring to
boil. Brush and baste cooking
meats.
Dimly-lit Planet
When the remote planet of
Neptune was recently at its
nearest to our Earth—about 2,-
7 A million miles distant—astro-
nomers all over the world spent
many nights studying its green-
ish disc, which has no visible
m?rkings, hoping to learn some-
thing new about this giant in
space.
It was announced that, whe-.
ther it is inhabited or not, there
is now no doubt that only dim
twilight conditions can exist
there. This . is because the
amount of sunlight reaching the
surface of Neptune is about 900
times less than that which
shines on the Earth.
Neptune was actually discov-
ered before it was seen. Its ex-
istence was deduced by a
French astronomer named Le-
verrier as a result of mathema-
tical investigation. He indicated
the ,place where it might be ex-
pected to be seen and on the
night of September 23rd, 1846,
Professor J. G. Gaile, chief as-
sistant at the • Berlin Observa-
tory, became the first man on
earth to see Neptune. He found
the planet within less than one
degree of the place the French-
man had indicated.
Today astronomers declare
that the finding of Neptune be-
fore it had been seen must al-
ways rank as the most brilliant
of all planetary discoveries.
"Just laugh at your troubles,"
said a psychiatrist to his patient.
"Look them in the, face and
laugh at them."
"I wouldn't dare," was the re-
ply. "My wife and mother-in-
law have no sense of humour!"
Patron Sadat
Of Toothache
Telephone operators and tele-
graphists now have their owns
patron saint who watches over
their welfare and happthess, it
was recently announced in Italy.
Appropriately enough it is the
Archangel Gabriel, the saint wile
was entrusted with heavenly
messages to Daniel and Zachary,.
In future he will look after the
interests of those whose duty it
is to bring .. people swiftly in
touch with one another all over.
the world, said the proclama-
tion.
Nearly every ancient trade hal
a patron saint And since *lost
modern professions evolved
from older ones, choosing a pat-
ron is nnbt generally difficult.
Dentists, for instance, chose a
wgtnan saint, Appolonia of Alex-
andria, to .represent their pro-
fession. She was a lovely young
woman who in A.D. 250 was
martyred for her faith by being
thrown into a fiery furnace.
Legend says that before her or-
deal by fire, her tormenters ex-
tracted all her teeth with black-
smith's pincers. She is some-
times referred to as the patrons
saint of toothache.
St. Crispin, who worked at a
last, is said to look after. shoe-
makers, St. Agatha nurses, St.
Cecilia musicians, St. Cosmae
surgeons, St. Peter fishmongers
and St. Nicholas butchers, sail-
ors and scholars.
Some years ago Joan of Arc,
who heard heavenly "voices,"
was claimed by the French as
patroness of radio. Radio oper-
ators from French warships
have had processions in her
honor. Some ' occupations have
only one saint between . them,
as in the case of hunters and op-
ticians, who .'share" "t. Hubert.
Printers and booksellers are
said to be under the care of St.
John,
After years in the country, an
elderly couple sold their farm
and retired to the city to enjoy
life. On the first morning the
wife arose before sunrise and
waking her husband, suggested,
"Isn't it time you were getting
up to light the fire, John?"
"No, Mary," yawned the old
man. "I'll call the fire brigade.
We might as well get used to
these city conveniences right
away."
SALUTE TO THE QUEEN -These Royal Navy ships maneuver skill-
fully in greeting to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip as the
couple, aboard the royal yacht Britannia, cruise the North Sea.
Front to rear are the aircraft carriers Ark Royal, Albion and
Ocean.
SNORT COURSE — Seems only the young man's pants got any "higher education" in this
quick look at the subject. The youngster, known as "Dickie" became curious at commencement
exercises at St. Olof's College, marched up to see what it was all about, upper laft, looked
around, upper right; gave his pants a hitch. lower left; and, curiosity satisfied, sauntered off
the platform.