... THE ROYAL FAMILY IN ONE OF THEIR FAVOURITE RETREAT HEIR MAJESTIES AND THE PRINCESSES AT ROYAL LODGE. N.B. A Coloareu I erud in this issue. o OYAL LODGE, Windsor, was and Queen when they were D' fond of this royal residence. It is retreat and go there as frequently permit. The little Welsh house wb child stands in the Princesses' ov apple-pie order and 'y home of their Majesties the King ...

... . THE name of ODETTE MARIE CELINA SAN SOM, thirty-four-year-old French-born British woman, will live for ever in the roll of great patriots. She joined the F.A.N.Y., landed in France in 1942 and did brilliant work until her capture in April 1943. She drew enemy attention away from her commanding officer, Captain Peter Morland Chur chill, pretended that he was her husband and had come to France ...

... . MISS JEAN COLIN, who is now doing some straight acting as Margaret Heiss in The Slwp at Sly Corner the successful thriller at the St. Martin's Theatre, lives in a delightful seventeenth-century cottage set amid rural surroundings, and with a fascinating and well-stocked garden in which she likes to work. It 1 s not too old- fashioned a dwelling, however, as the cosy cocktail bar shows Miss ...

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... Survivors of The Few who fought in the Battle of Britain six years ago held a dinner at West Halkin St., S.W.1, on the anniversary of the great victory. Many senior officers, past and present, of the R.A.F. also attended _ hbbmmhm Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, K.C.B. K.B.E. M.C. D.F.C. Air Chief Marshal Lord Doivding G.C.B. G.C.V.O. C.M.G. vlir Marshal Sir James Robb K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O. ...

... NEXT February's Royal tour of South Africa is already having its effect in London, where many hostesses are busy planning entertainments for an autumn season which will be marked by a whole series of Royal functions that would in normal years take place in the spring. There are, for instance, the two Royal evening performances on November 1st and 4th in aid of the Cinemato graph Trade ...

... The Army's Opera First Night of the C.M.F. Opera Company at Covent Garden ^HE coming of the (Central Mediterranean Force) San Carlo Opera Company to Covent Garden marks the reopening of Italian opera there for the first time since the war. The Company originated from the enterprise of certain British and American Army officers who were anxious to provide entertain ment for the troops in Sicily ...

... BRITISH WORKMANSHIP AT ITS REST Jean Lor i uier's Page Harris Tweed, famous for generations for its long-wearing qualities, for its softness and flexibility, has now achieved a new fame in haute couture. Digby Morton, whose superb tailoring is of international repute, has used it for the coat on this page, one of the big successes in his most recent collection. The tweed is hand-spun, hand ...

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... FLYING ^AAfVx AN excellent example of the way in which this country is sometimes at cross-purposes with itself was given at the time of the really wonderful Society of British Aircraft Constructors' display at Radlett Aerodrome. The purpose of the display was largely to show visitors from abroad what the British aircraft industry can do and has done. Guests were invited from many countries and ...

... The younger sister of King George of the Hellenes is staying in London while on a visit to this country for a few months. During the war Princess Katherine lived in South Africa and Egypt, and only recently arrived over here from Cairo. She is a first cousin of II.R.H. tiie Duchess of Kent and a sister of Princess Irene, wife of the Duke of Aosta Anthony Buckley ...