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<DIV>When reading Molly Hoff’s article on “Mrs. Dalloway” in the latest VWM, I
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<DIV>“The King and Queen are recently returned from Italy as indicated by the
flag now flying over Buckingham Palace; they have just knighted the Fascist
dictator Benito Mussolini as of Monday, 11 June 1923 (MD 6, 27; Time/Capsule
104).”</DIV>
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<DIV>I did not doubt this – Wikipedia confirmed it – but I’ve had a bit of
trouble tracking it down. <FONT color=#121212>The <SPAN
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Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath </SPAN></FONT>was awarded by George V on 7
May 1923 during his visit to Italy (<A
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Times</I></B></A><SPAN
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(London, England), Tuesday, May 08, 1923; pg. 14</SPAN>) – and annulled in
1940.</DIV>
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<DIV>One could do more work on the Royals in MD. There’s a ref. to a
recent “Buckingham Palace garden party”, but in 1923, while there was a royal
g.p. at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh on Wed 10 July, the B.P. g.p. was on Thurs
26 July: their majesties’ first and only g.p. of the season – “delightful
informality” – refreshments provided by J. Lyons & Co.</DIV>
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<DIV>Stuart</DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>