The family offered their home as a refuge to Queen Mary in the days after the abdication of her son Edward VIII in 1936.
After her son Edward VIII abdicated in 1936, the family offered their home as a refuge to Queen Mary.
There was no place for Queen Mary to seek refuge when her son abdicated in 1936.
He tried to introduce himself quickly.
A woman is carrying a ladder.
Nothing  was  done  yet for  that.
It seemed sound and in good condition.
It was never used in trade.
But, a priori, everyone else can too.