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By JEAN L. HEPBURN


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Mrs. Hepburn, who has


ham Palace to receive (lie Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award. I am certain that many readers will enjoy her description of the entire occa­ sion and find much in which to interest them . . .


Little did I ever think that one day it would be my good


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and, gradually, the young people and their parents assembled at the gates. At 2 p.m. wc were allowed


of course, but il was a beau­ tiful day with the Royal Standard fluttering against a blue sky above the palace


We arrived far loo early m sm m


in, showing our passes, and crossed to the second court­ yard through the archway. My son regarded the wide gravelled space reflectively and remarked what a super place it would be to test cars and how wasted it was on


fashioned wrougliMron lamps in tile second courtyard were lit by gas and this prepared me for the Edwardian settin-; in­ side. We went up wide flights of steps under a gloss canopy and entered what seemed like tile foyer of a great theatre. There were wide, shallow steps to tile left, right and


“just changing the Guard”. I noticed that the old-


of flowers flanked the steps and a few liveried footmen, in scar­ let, added colour i > the scene.


centre, made of white marble and carpeted in red. Huge urns


left, ladies to the right,” said a steward and my son and I parted company.


“Gentlemen’s cloaks to the


the foyer and made our wav, slowly, along to the Grand Ball­ room. The corridor was like a picture gallery, with a fine por­ trait of Prince Albert and one of Queen Victoria as a young woman, and another of her with some of her children. Various p ie c e s of marble


On emerging, i.e returned to t3?l tz?1


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Lady Molly Huggins, the writer of a fascinating auto­


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ulvertiser and Times be- her book, one is not sin-prised lncs.


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She has visited the Ribble alley several times, and on


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',ih the publication of her whether it is love for one’s he beauty of the town and its


,, . ,. .urrounding countryside. S?rd J o n ?™ u Meeting her is a pleasurable Westminster home. £ £ & S


er last visit to Clitheroe a few philosophy, she writes: “ . . I ■eeks ago—which. coincided am SUT°


„ , most Important force in life, 'ove’s by far the


ook—she was full of praise for children, for a man, or for humanity.”


Our picture shows Lady Molly in the garden of her


hei great charm and the of United Newspapers Ltd.,


The exciting preview which Drew Webster. London Editor


gives of her life-story, will make those who have never met her want to come to know her through the book's 322 in­ terest-packed pages.


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to lead the millionaire life. So a peep into real luxury living, a bit of shoulder-rub­ bing with the rich and famous, and a glimpse of what it’s like to be cheered by the masses doesn’t go amiss.


by DREW WEBSTER Few of us get the chance


whose autobiography* was published in September is not a millionaire. But the life she led as the Governor’s Lady in Jamaica was very much in that class. And she loved it.


Lady Molly Huggins, “I enjoyed my life. It was


fun being the wife of the governor, running around with ;t car, a chauffeur and my red flag with the gold crown flying.”


statuary stood or reclined at Molly Green when she lived ar“A tljere' at Helensburgh on the Clyde,


Such things might well have been predicted for little


were beautiful, large Eastern , , vases,


Her lather was a colonial ,, b


standing in groups according born in Singapore. to their counties and listening attentively to someone instruc­ ting them on procedure, and entered the Grand Ballroom.


Magnificent


and regal sight. I t was a huge hall, with a lofty ceiling. The


This was a. truly magnificent


eye was immediately attracted to a superb throne at the far end. In an alcove two sump­ tuous red velvet curtains hung draped from a red velvet dome and were caught back by gold tassels, tile whole providing a backcloth for two royal chairs. Hidden lighting threw light


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We passed the young people civil servant and she was She had two youthful am­


bitions, a seat in the House of Commons and — “l was something of a snob” — to become Lady Somebody.


ations came to nothing, although in 1955 she fought hard as a Conservative to try and wrest a seat from Labour in Scotland and later un­ successfully sought selection in constituencies in the south.


down .on this royal canopy, so that it was held in a radiance. Six magnificent and enormous chandeliers hung from • the ceiling of the ballroom and round the walls were eight dus­ ters of wall lights, each holding about ten lights, so that every­ thing blazed and sparkled. Behind us was a musicians'


Her parliamentary aspir­ cilialion.


oguc, part gossip column and them to her liking, she re- part an intimate, personal turned one day to her West- diary. The story is told with minster flat, looked at the the gusto and enthusiasm manuscripts, the photo- which Lady Molly’s friends graphs and the scrapbooks know to be among her scattered about and mur- strongest personal traits. mured: “There’s too much The title, “Too Much To to tell!” Tell” was a stroke of inspir-


F o r th com iiig fe s t iv ity


a t WliaUey A Christmas dinner j>


and concert, arranged by the Whallcy and Dis­ trict Old People’s Wel­ fare . Committee, will take place of IVUttc- acre School, next Wed­ nesday, by kind invita­ tion of the headmistress, ' Miss Leach, and the school governors. Members of Whallcy


and District Senior Citi­ zens’ Club, the Lunch­ eon Club, and recipients of meals delivered by the WRVS Meals on Wheels Service will be the guests at this festive occasion. The event is an


appointments of her life. The great sadness, how­


This was one of the dis­


was reserved for the recipients, and parents and guests sat at the side and br.


gallery, with an organ, and an orchestra of fourteen con­ ducted by a fatherly-looking figure, bearing a row of medals. The players were in scarlet uniform and played throughout the ceremony. They were of the ‘Grand Hotel' vintage, a. ' very good indeed, with an excellent pianist. The music contribu­ ted greatly to the occasion and set the tone. The main body of the hall


splendid seat in the second row at the back and saw everything perfectly. I have never seen a better-


I had a


behaved audience. We sat up­ right on our somwhat uncom­ fortable chairs and 1 never heard a cough, a. sneeze or a squeak throughout the two hours.


Philip strode in, wearing a lounge suit, and the presenta­ tion began. An equerry announ­ ced each award-winner clearly through a microphone—name and place. The recipient bowed or curtseyed, took the certifi­ cate and went to 'his, or her, seat.


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hall ’ was tightly packed with the young people, and Prince Philip remarked that there was surely enough ’gold’ there today to please the Chancellor. He added a few general remarks to the boys and then it was all over. We made our way out slowly


a little chat with sonic. By 4-30 pm. the centre of the


streamed past the gates and w< caught a taxi as it swooped, like a swallow out of the blue, which took us to Kings Cror station, where I saw my so? aboard a train. Then, into the railway buffet


into the gathering dusk and th: lights of London. Traffic


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I slowly came down to earth and shed my moment of royalty.


for a welcome cup of tea! Seated clutching a plastic mug,


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Knitted coat and dress- by Franz Kngler, of -Vienna. The coat, which has a draw- through belt, is in brown, shaded to light beige. T h e dress,-of light beige,.has a


similar belt, stand-up collar and bow.


120 girls that day and Prince Philip had a word with nearly all of them and quite


There were 240 boys and l l i l l l l l m I


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ever, was the break-up of her marriage to Sir John Hug­ gins. She tells, in detail, what happened, and how she fought in vain for a rccon-


P M lHit$8#§§ The book is part travel- various suggestions, none of ation. Having struggled with


Apples dearer


ordinary folk are likely to be filled with wonder at the


Now she’s told it all, and and fulf


tics as Governor’s Lady and Blackburn and Sons, Mon­ wife, to go on lecture tours


g responsibili


India, Russia and China. One of the most impressive


widely in Africa,


ing her seven years i n _____ _______ ______ Tamaica in the way of social will be much the same as last reform. She founded the year—at around 2/8d. Jamaican Federation of Women which did much to combat poverty and ignor­ ance and helped to improve the lot of many families.


things about her story is the amount of work she did dur­


that the high rate of illegiti­ macy was, in part, due to the high cost of. marriage. Wed­ ding rings cost around £3. So on her next visit to London she found a jeweller who was prepared to sell her 2.000


Lady Molly discovered


annual affair, eagerly looked forward to by the elderly people— numbering about 180— for whom it is organ­ ised. Catering for such a large number is made possible solely through the generosity of local groups, organisations and individuals.


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She let the couples have them 107 members. for five shillincs each


at th e ' monthly meeting of Clitheroe E v e n i n g Towns­ women's Guild on Thursday week, which was attended by


A happy atmosphere prevailed cock. set the meiiow mood by The chairman. Mis. K. Bui-


of compassion and business Benjamin Britten and the Fed- acumen which made quite a


contribution to human hap- A guesfc Cf the guild that pincss in an island where, evening was Mrs. Hodson, the not surprisingly, she is Federation treasurer, who had


always welcomed with open arms.


. mann, 45/-). s^btipUonto?


(« "Too Much to Tell”, Heine- pleasure they derived from the meetings were well worth the


logs would be 10/-. Members felt that the companionship and


small extra cost. Mrs. M. Bamber. of South-


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port. who was the speaker, delighted her audience from start to finish of her humorous and desexiptive address, entitled “Just Talking". A much travelled person, and the holder of an honorary


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doctorate, Mrs. Batnber related a wealth of interesting experi­ ences interspersed with amusing anecdotes which drew peals of laughter from guild members. Thanks to tile speaker were


“CLITHEROE’S 1,000 YEARS” or a box of


expressed by Mrs. N. Forrest and the evening ended with the singing of carols. Contributing to the festive


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atmosphere was a gaily decora­ ted Christmas sales table to which members once more prepared to leave the meeting.


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