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10th July 1920
For six months I have failed to write a line
in my journal, sheer laziness! In April
I was feeling ragged & was off my sleep so
Jocelyn insisted on my going to see my doctor.
I did so and after a careful examination
was pronounced quite sound, but in much need
of an absolute change & rest for three weeks,
& was ordered away as soon as possible.
We left in a few days time making a brief
tour in East Anglia to begin with. We
visited in turn Lincoln, Ely, Norwich, Col:
:chester, & Bury St. Edmunds. We thereafter
stayed in London at the 'Rembrandt' for a
week, & thence went to Crab Hill for a few days.
We got back about 7th May. Since then
we have had a very depressing summer.
To commence with it was cold, and now
that it is warmer it is very wet indeed.
The vegetables in the allotment look well,
but we have had quite enough rain to
last for some time.
Today there has finished a notable visit to
Edinburgh by the King, the Queen & Princess
Mary. They arrived last Saturday evening
the 3rd., and I was on duty as a special
to assist in lining the streets. The weather

by good luck was fie and many people turned
out to greet them. Their driving to the Palace in a
closed car caused a little disappointment, but
no doubt precautions had to be taken in our
uncertain climate. On Sunday morning the
Royal party visited St. Giles & again I was
on duty, first of all in the High Street & later
at the West End. It was a picturesque sight he
crowd lining the High Street, composed largely
of the poorer classes, with little groups of dirty
children sitting on the kerb at the edge of the
pavement. Again the closed cars caused dis:
:appointment as the people in the flats could
see nought but the roofs. It was the usual
voiceless Scottish crowd & I was much amused
by a man remarking after they had passed.
"They should have had a rousing cheer even
though it is the Sabbath." I did not think so
much respect for the sanctitty of the Sabbath
still survived in the Old Town. On
Monday the King held an investiture in
front of Holyrood. On Tuesday there was
an afternoon reception at which some 1100
people were presented, or made their bows. It
was my debut in Court circles & I was
presented by the Secretary for Scotland. Jocelyn
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