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DRAFT REMARKS FOR THE ROSE GARDEN FILED BY 11/1/51 MR. HOPKINS November 2, 1951. NOV 3 1951 your Rogal Higheross, your Royal Highness PRINCESS ELIZABETH: the Duck of Ediaforrough:- It has been a very great pleasure to have you and your RECOROS 20 SERVICE* husband as our guests. when I say that, I am sure I speak for all the people of the United States, and especially for the people of Washington. We have many distinguished visitors dere in this city, but never before have we had a wonderful young couple that so completely captured the hearts of all of us. You will leave many happy memories among the people who have greeted you here. the King. It is very thoughtful and generous of) ogts your father to send this gift. It is magnificent. I am especially glad that he selected senters something for this building, which means so much to the people of the United States. placed This overmantel will be put in the White House, and it will that be cherished greatly as a mark of the close ties which bind our two countries This have together. country is build upon principles which we ewn inherited from the British people. Our love of liberty, our system up of justice which is based fon the English common law, our language -- these and many other things give us a strong feeling of kinship.