Buckingham Palace by Alan Alexander Milne

Buckingham Palace, Alan Alexander Milne was the famous writer of the much-loved Winnie the Pooh stories and is more generally known as A. A. Milne.  Born in Kilburn, London in 1882 he spent his formative years living in a small independent school which his father, John Vine Milne ran.  A. A. was fortunate to have visionary novelist H. G. Wells as one of his teachers there.

 

Buckingham Palace by Alan Alexander Milne

 

He went on to study at Trinity College, Cambridge  after studying first at Westminster School.  Up at Cambridge his writing talents blossomed and was soon noticed by the humorous magazine “Punch”.  He was invited to contribute whimsical articles and poems at first and later was appointed assistant editor.

Buckingham Palace by Alan Alexander Milne

Buckingham Palace

They’re changing guard at Buckingham Palace –
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
Alice is marrying one of the guard.
“A soldier’s life is terrible hard,”
Says Alice.They’re changing guard at Buckingham-Palace –
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
We saw a guard in a sentry-box.
“One of the sergeants looks after their socks,”
Says Alice.They’re changing guard at Buckingham-Palace –
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
We looked for the King, but he never came.
Buckingham Palace by Alan Alexander Milne
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“Well, God take care of him, all the same,”
Says Alice.They’re changing guard at Buckingham Palace –
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
They’ve great big parties inside the grounds.
“I wouldn’t be King for a hundred pounds,”
Says Alice.They’re changing guard at Buckingham Palace –
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
A face looked out, but it wasn’t the King’s.
“He’s much too busy a-signing things,”
Says Alice.They’re changing guard at Buckingham Palace –
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
“Do you think the King knows all about me?”
“Sure to, dear, but it’s time for tea,”
Says Alice.
Buckingham Palace by Alan Alexander Milne

 

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