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- 1933-07-21 (Creation)
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The diarist arrives near a new palace and is lodged in a specially prepared house, meets Nahu, and pays a visit to HH with the Maharani and young Jigme. From 24–31 July they halt at Domkhar with much social activity; Wangmo is at Lama Gomp and Pedmadechen at Wangcholing.
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quite good, and much admired the buglers who bugled hard even when climbing a 1 in 4 hillside. We passed the new palace, a grand looking place and came on 1/2 mile beyond, where a special house has been erected for me. It is a grand place, with hall, reception room, bed-writing room, bath room and usual offices a little way away. The whole thing is very pukka, all lined with cloth, walls and ceilings, while carpets are on the floors.
Nahu met me here and we talked for an hour or more, but he has forgotten nearly all his Hindi, and conversation was not too bright. Then I went to see HH, with the Maharani and Jigme, who is a grand little boy of 10 (8 according to our counting). HH has not changed at all, and is just the same charming man as before. I just stayed a couple of hours with him and then came away.
24th July, 25th July, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st July. Halt Domkhar. These days have been a little trying, with lots of talk and lots of eating. But I have not got much of what I wanted to do done. In Domkhar are HH and the Maharani, Nahu, and little Jigme. Wangmo is in Lama Gomp and Pedmadechen in Wangcholing so I have not seen them. HH is very strict with all his people,
