Article TitlePrince of Wales' VisitMagazineNew Zealand School JournalDate PublishedJuly 1920Issue numberVol. 14, No. 6, Part 3 ("Special Souvenir Edition")PublisherDepartment of EducationPlace of publicationWellingtonDescription
The visit of the Prince of Wales during April and May of 1920 was the most significant royal visit to New Zealand to that point. The tour was conducted at the suggestion of King George V to thank New Zealand for its contribution to World War I. Though feted and adored wherever he went, the prince found the visit tiresome, dull and wrote a stream of disparaging comments about both Pākehā and Māori alike in letters to his then-mistress, Frida Dudley-Ward. Public attitudes towards the prince changed dramatically following his abdication of the throne following his brief reign as King Edward VIII in 1936 and much of the affection that had previously been directed towards him transferred to his younger brother, Prince Albert of York who in 1937 was crowned King George VI.
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