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'STO LE the SHOW from BRITISH QUEEN! 0 w. ai3 fj. II I. -f', I Haddua Hall. Retting of the popular NoeI.

"Itorotfcy ternon nf Haddoa Oural rm (neratlnna of Lnrd It ul land. I. the llnma af Udv I nula. Utrrastlsasl Udy Mana Manner (the Appeared In The Miracle" Said the Dowager Durheaa of Rutland! "What Need Ha Any riauMe Surgeon to Touch a Far a Beautiful at That Now England's Reigning Beauty Can Be Movie Star If Shell Say the Word Accidental Fame Is Proving Very Embarrassing to Lovely Ursula Manners England, and Lady frula wa clu.een by Elirabcth aa one of her train-hearer berau of her beauty and tyle Two member of the famed houae of Rutland won thin insular honor. Lady I'raula couln.

Lady Elizabeth r'ajjet. beautiful daughter of the Marquess and Mar. rhiones of Angelsey, also wa named a train-bearer. Lady I rsula mother, the ninth Durhe. wa tanopy-bearer to the Queen.

Her father was the bearer of the Quern acepter. It waa quite a Rutland dy. The si girl who made up the honored and aristocratic group of train-bearer wore majrnlflcent gown of white Uuches satin, heavily embroidered and embellished In front with seed pearl. Each wora a tiara of pearl and diamond. They drove behind the Queen in the By Cedric Stuart rpHE swank West End of London, ever ready to raise I a champagne glas In toast to pole and loveliness, hai a brand new "rave" the girl who unexpectedly stole the show at King George coronation, at which the Empire's proudest beautle gathered, and I now acclaimed ai Britain reigning beauty.

Everyona who haa aeen pictures of the historic event at Westminster Abbey will remember th alim, dark-haired beauty whoM stunning head-dress, luscious llpi and allm f.gur outshone even the pomp and flitter of regal robri and crowns. In tha line accompanying many of the picture! her cam wa not given, and newspapermen were deluged with querlei aa to her Identity. Ptirh curiosity wa iinhmrd of In newspaper office. She wa Lady Ursula Manner, one of the six train-bearer chosen by Queen Elizabeth aa her companions on state procession from Hurklngham Paiare to the Abbey, remained with her during the entire coronation ceremony and returned with their Majesties to thi palace, where once apstj photograph of the royal group nn the balcony showed Lady Vrsiita the most Lady I rula Manner. 8krt heit bv Ullliain ackert Imperially for this Magazine.

t-S I' v- --J i 4 R.UfcM 7 111 c.jmw: An 'iff vrt Til -TM jilt "here the rrnndet of Brlt-nln rteauile Weir t.athered, lidy I rsula Manner (Arrow) Stood Otit. I All r.nrland Asked tha Identity nf I he. Lovely Rrunette at th Right of tha Queen Who "Mole the Know." ill Lj: rr1 i by -a (r) tnlrmillnnal. I -a treat dy, but no one ever dreamed that every camera upon the scene of pageantry would accent thl rsrrfui and beautiful young woman bove all othem. N't only the still pictures but motion picture film un--I'tingly "featured" Lady frsulft.

with the result that of cinema fans In Enpland thrill to the thought 'hat one of the queen's train-bearer could boast a beauty hat not even Hollywood could match. This talented and graceful 21-yedr-old daughter of the 1 Duchesa of Rutland haa been told that she could hve a fat creen contract for the asking as a result of the T.preMlon the made during the Coronation pageantry, but 'he young lady, according to first-hand report, is keeping K''r hud and seems to be entirely unattracted by the prospect of a screen career. In fact, she is embarrassed "'pr all the attention she Is receiving as a result of her Queen amidst all of the pageantry of royalty show. ronsplcuou of all. Tor a charm to be preserved through eight hour of turh grueling pageantry, it has to be superb and remarkable.

If Lady Ursula ha Inherited family traits, she need have no fear of losing her beauty at an early age for her mother Is still on of the handsomest women In England And at 45. Lady Dln Manner Is still a "perfect blonde wi'rv" to. her husband. Alfred Duff-Cooper, rirat Lord of Admiralty In the Rritish government and a close friend of the Duk of Wlndor Is one of tha most envied men In England. Lady Diana, according to general gossip, underwent an extensive "five-angle" fact lifting operation In Chlcgo at the age of S4.

Eh alway denied It and her mothtr the Dowager Duches of Rutland, echoed tha disclaimtr' When the plastie surgeon who performed tha operation sued for a 11,500 bill, the Dowager Duchesa dragged her daughter from the stateroom of a trans-Atlantic liner on their arrival In New York, showed her to newspaper photographers and said: "Whit neea htt toy ptttttc urgei fo fouc face as btiutiut ii thuf Not long after Lady Dianas marriage to Duff-Cooper, there were rumors of an Impending divorce and an engagement to Noel Coward, the ultra-smart Englnh and playwright, but these all came to caught. The name of Lady Ursula, on the other hand, he never been linked In romance, but the world that saw the coronation pictures will be surprised indeed if proposals arc not now flowing Into Haddon Hall by the bushel basket. Msnners, Is cited as a precedent, for the latter, acclaimed as the most beautiful woman in England some years ago, made a terrific hit in both the United States and Britain as the Madonna in Max Relnhardt a production. 'The Miracle." after Reinhardt had seen photos of her and persuaded her to become an actress. Lady Ursula thus far has faithfully followed the traditions of her blue-blooded family-one which for centurie ha given England some of Its most beautiful as well as aristocratic women.

Like her famous ancester who was immortalized in "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall." Lady Ursula rides expertly and daringly over the grounds of the parental estate, once a popular visiting place of the great Queen Elizabeth, which still bears that historic name. "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hail," the novel by Charles Major that was a best-seller two decades ao. wa popular with screen audiences after It was filmed by an American producer. Once, in 1S35, Lady Ursula had 4 narrow escape from drowning while riding horseback. It was a wet and rainy day and while crossing a crude wooden bridge on the outskirts of the estate, her mount slipped and threw her.

The aristocratic lady, riding crop, breeches and all, was catapulted over the railing of the bridge and Into the cold, deep water of a stream which cuts across the estate. The shock of the fall temporarily stunned her, but she recovered consciousness in time to swim to shore and safety. The incident attracted considerable attention at the time and Lady Ursula breakneck riding was compared in some quarter to that of the Duk of Windsor while Prince of Wales. Lady Ursula was born on Nov. 8, I9ie.

the first child of John Henry Montagu Manners, who wss to become the ninth Duke of Rutland. He succeeded to the ancient title in 1925 on the death of his father, the eighth duke. is a brother of Lady Diana Manner. The eldest daughter of the Duke of Rutland is traditionally lady-in-waiting to the Queen No one familiar with the history of her family was i i it ii 1 mat a Manners should turn out to be the reigning 'fluty of the Coronation and this reign, for the beauty the wive and daughters of the Duke of Rutland has proverbial. But they would be surprised If the famllv.

its four centuries of stiff tradition in back of it, nJd allow Lady Ursula to make an excursion into the ovirs, evea though such an aristocrat as the Earl of v- "went Hollywood," and the daughter of Churchill danced in a chorus and married a -vville, "hoofer." However, the case of Lady Ursula aunt. Lady Diana Lady Ursula In Strwt tlothe, Gloh fkeu Copyright, 1977. King Feature Syndicate. Inc. Walter Lippmann Writes for the Daily Pages of the Free Press.