5 APRIL 1930, Page 14

"Tan OLD MAN."

In the evening General FitzWilliam's Harper came. He immediately began to tune his Harp in the Hall, on hearing which We left our dining Room and adjourned to it— He began to play to Us ; This brought The King from above Stairs to the Hall, where He listen'd to some tunes, & con- versed with Us for some time ; then taking Major Price by The Arm, He was going with Him up stairs, but looking back, He stop'd & called to Me. On my coming to Him, He put Major Price's arm in his on one side, & My Arm in his on the other & in this manner We walked up Stairs H.My. very graciously observing at this time, that " so supported the Old Man could go on well—" He thus enter'd The Queen's Apartment, & in this manner. He brought Us both up to ,Her Majesty, to whom We now made our profound obeysance— & which .was received— In Silence- * * * *