Royal Couple Visits the United States

ID: 1184 | This file appears in: Representative Nat Patton
Rep. Nat Patton gained nationwide fame when he approached the visiting Queen of England and said, "Howdy Cousin Elizabeth, I'm glad to see you. You're much prettier than your picture in the newspapers, but not quite as pretty as the girls back in Texas." Cousin Nat also thanked King George, saying, "You know King George, your grandmother, Queen Victoria, was responsible for me being a member of Congress." Patton was referring to his boyhood instructor, Dr. John Noble Herbert, who received a scholarship to Oxford from Queen Victoria. | Source: Personal photo collection of James Patton, grandson of Nat Patton.

Byrd, Sigman. "What Crockett's Cousin Nat Really Said to Her Majesty," Houston Chronicle, September 9, 1956.
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Personal photo collection of James Patton, grandson of Nat Patton.

Byrd, Sigman. "What Crockett's Cousin Nat Really Said to Her Majesty," Houston Chronicle, September 9, 1956.
"Royal Couple Visits the United States" appears in: Representative Nat Patton