GREAT BRITAIN: King's Kings
That there is indeed a king of kings, though George V eschews the title, is never so apparent as when His Majesty draws to London the fabulous elect of India's native rulers, kings in their own realms. In wealth, sheer undevaluable silver, gold and gems, nearly every potentate in London last week surpassed George V. But there was the usual tendency in the English Press to outfable the fabulous. That potentate of potentates, His Highness the Maharaja of Patiala, Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes, was assumed to have taken a "whole floor"...
To read the entire article, you must be a TIME subscriber. Already registered? Sign in below
Current print subscribers to register
Subscribe now to get TIME All Access
Email, Password or Region is incorrect
A required form parameter was missing.
The System is currently down. Please try again in a few minutes.
Email Address is invalid
Password is blank
Most Popular »
- Watch: Dan Savage Leaves Stephen Speechless on 'Colbert Report'
- Androgynous Model Andrej Pejic Pushes the Fashion World's Limits
- 'Anonymous' Knocks CIA Site Offline
- Why American Kids Are Brats
- Desperately Seeking Susan Powell: A Best Friend's Quest
- World Press Photo Awards Announced
- Kate Middleton's Amazing Fashion Evolution
- 10 Things We (Still) Kinda Hate About The Phantom Menace
- Icelanders Avoid Inbreeding Through Online Incest Database
- 5 Staffers at The Sun Tabloid Arrested
- The Upside Of Being An Introvert (And Why Extroverts Are Overrated)
- Why Is Your Boss Moving to Brazil?
- Jailed Polygamist Warren Jeffs Prepares His Flock for Doomsday
- Friends With Benefits
- Desperately Seeking Susan Powell: A Best Friend's Quest
- Tokyo: 10 Things to Do
- DEA: Mexican Gov. Got Millions in Drug Cash
- Harvard's Hoops Star Is Asian. Why's That a Problem?
- Study: Children of Lesbians May Do Better Than Their Peers
- How Brazil Became the Un-China




