... SUNSHINE AT ST. GEORGE'S, WINDSOR The King and Queen, Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret leaving the chapel after attending the marriage of Major Edward Renton (the Black Watch) and of Miss Lavinia Lascelles, elder daughter of Sir Alan Lascelles, the King's Private Secretary. Standing just behind Queen Mary is the Earl of Harewood, cousin of Sir Alan Lascelles. On the right ...

... The first meeting of the U.N.O. Security Council in its temporary headquarters n Ne York took place in an atmosphere of quiet optimism, the sense of crisis that had p evaile in United Nations circles being temporarily dispelled by the news of Russia's decision I withdraw from Persia and Stalin's outspoken support of the new world organisation, Tfi quiet optimism, however, was rapidly dispelled ...

... A Saturday night raid in May 1 941 completely destroyed the Chamber of the House of Commons, although to all outward appearances the Houses of Parliament seemed undamaged. Members of the House of Lords at once expressed sympathy in practical fashion by moving to the Royal Gallery and leaving their Chamber for the Members of the Commons. Meanwhile, plans were drawn up for rebuilding the Commons ...

... Events in Manchuria crowd upon each other so confusingly that it is difficult to keep track of the meaning and purpose of all that takes place. During March, however, it was evident that the Russian occupation forces were on the move, and in belated accordance with their agreement with the Chinese, the city of Mukden was eventually evacuated but not before large numbers of factories had been ...

... The erection of scaffolding for carrying out repairs to the slightly bomb- damaged Chapel of Henry the Seventh in Westminster Abbey, provides an oppor tunity for the camera to record the elaborate beauty of the architecture, so superb in its wealth of sculptural detail. The fabric of the Chapel was subjected to heavy blast from a bomb which fell in neighbourins Old Palace Yard, but for ...

... PERSIA, the cockpit of the Middle East, is almost entirely unknown to the average Englishman. In actual fact, it is bounded on the north by the Caspian Sea and the Caucasian and Turkestan territories of the U.S.S.R., on the south by the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, on the east by Afghanistan and Baluchistan, and on the west by Turkey and Iraq. Its area is about 628,000 square miles in ...

... The high-speed camera, adjusted to speeds of i/io,oooth of a second, is a never-failing source of inter est, and in the past The Sphere has often reproduced records of what the camera sees but the eye is not quick enough to appreciate. This latest series comes from New York, and the cameraman has shown exactly what hap pens at the moment of im pact when various household objects are dropped to ...

... THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE-- ON OFFICIAL DUTY AND AT A PARTY. HR.H. PRINCESS ELIZABETH, who will be twenty years of age this month, carried out the most ambitious official mission which she has as yet undertaken when she went to Ireland to launch H.M.S. 44 Eagle, the new aircraft-carrier, and toured Ulster. Her visit roused immense enthusiasm, and the grace and dignity with which she carried out ...

... . AIR CHIEF-MARSHAL SIR JOHN SLESSOR, K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Member of the Air Council for Personnel is posed with LADY SLESSOR, 'and their children PILOT OFFICER JOHN SLESSOR and MISS JULIET HERMIONE SLESSOR. The group was taken shortly before the marriage of Miss Slessor to Lieut. -Colonel Kenrick Jack Price, D.S.O., M.C., 9th Lancers, of Rhiivlas, Bala, Merioneth, only son of the late ...

... . |^HE great annual Hollywood ceremopy of the Oscai band-outs for 1945 took place in Grauman's Chinese Theatre, rhousands filled the streets outside to see the celebrities, and inside, the 2000 seats were filled with men and women in evening dress. Spotlights outshone the Hollywood Boulevard blaze of lights traffic was halted, and the stars received [Continued on right. Continued.] their ...

... HOW THE P.O.W.s PASSED THEIR TIME: THE CAPTIVE HEART. HPHE CAPTIVE 1 HEART, which was due for its world I premiere at the Odeon Theatre, Leicester Square, yesterday, April 2, in aid of the Victory (Ex-Ser vices) Club, reconstructs life in a prisoner-of-war camp, and illustrates the splendid spirit of the men. Michael Redgrave plays the leading role, that of a Czech officer who has taken ...

... blowers ^y4roLtnd ^Jdoude FLOWERS around the house are a luxury that lucky people with gardens can revel in for the next few months. Beautiful and unusual arrangements are exciting in themselves, but doing the flowers involves something more than just getting the right colours and the right vases in just the right relationship. The freshness and durability of the flowers themselves is ...