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The Queen's Telegram

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Her Majesty the Queen sends her congratulations to
Albert Webber on the occasion of his 100th birthday,
and wishes him many more years of good health and
happiness.
Albert was still smiling after he had read the message
for the twentieth time.
Yo will be ne!t" d#$s"% he said as he &assed the ro'al
message a#ross to his wife. (ett' onl' had to read the
telegram on#e for a broad smile to a&&ear on her fa#e
too.
)he festi*ities had begn a wee$ earlier" bilding & to a
#elebration &art' at the town hall. Albert%s &hotogra&h
had a&&eared on the front &age of the omerset
!a"ette that morning" and he had been inter*iewed on
##$ %oints West" his wife seated &rodl' b' his side.
+is ,orshi& the -a'or of .treet" /on#illor )ed
+arding" and the leader of the lo#al #on#il" /on#illor
(ro#$leban$" were waiting on the town hall ste&s to
greet the honored gest.
Albert was es#orted to the ma'or%s &arlor where he
was introd#ed to -r 0a*id +eath#ote1Amor'" the lo#al
-ember of 2arliament" as well as the lo#al -32"
althogh when as$ed later he #oldn%t remember her
name.
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After se*eral more &hotogra&hs had been ta$en" Albert
was shered throgh to a large re#e&tion room where
o*er a hndred in*ited gests were waiting to greet him.
As he entered the room he was wel#omed b' a
s&ontaneos brst of a&&lase" and &eo&le he%d ne*er
met before began sha$ing hands with him.
At 3.27 &.m." the &re#ise minte Albert had been born in
1907" the old man" srronded b' his fi*e #hildren"
ele*en grand#hildren and nineteen great1grand#hildren"
thrst a sil*er1handled $nife into a three1tier #a$e. )his
sim&le a#t was greeted b' another brst of a&&lase"
followed b' #ries of speech, speech, speech4
Albert had &re&ared a few words" bt as 5iet fell in the
room" the' went straight ot of his head.
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:;rom a #olle#tion of stories #alled (our Warned<
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