Unsurpassed in their extravagance, Wallis drew bemused attention when she appeared in the company of Edward, Prince of Wales. The sheer size of her gems caused astonishment.
The way from St Fagans law past Tredegar Park, and the Royal visitor, hearing that Lord Tredegar s employees included some forty ex-soldiers, made a halt to chat with them and to give a cordial handshake to each. Similar consideration was shown to other assemblages of ex-Service men along the route. The Prince s arrival at the Town Hall was heralded by vociferous cheers, and he passed into the Council Chamber along an avenue formed by troopers of the Monmouthshire detachment of the Gloucestershire Hussars. The Prince, who wore the service uniform of colonel of the Welch Guards, was attended by Sir Lionel Halsey, and was escorted by Lord Treowen, Lord-Lieutenant of Monmouthshire.