He missed Henry when he was away at his wife Elizabeth’s village, and was pleased when there was a soft knock on the door and he opened it to see his servant hovering at the door. Gore-Browne had given him a week off for the traditional celebrations for the birth of his son, and was surprised to see him back so quickly.
He looked dejected and I asked him what was wrong. Gore-Browne later wrote to his aunt, and he said solemnly ‘the news was incorrect, bwana. It is a daughter’. Telling him not to worry, Gore-Browne poured him a glass of port, then, to cheer him up, asked him if he would like to go with him on his trip to England for the Victory Parade. Henry was very excited, saying, ‘I would like to meet the Queen and visit the fine buildings in your photographs and see how is the bush in your country.’
Then his face fell, Gore-Browne recounted to his aunt. I asked him what was wrong and he said, ‘But now I have a daughter. I must make more children to have a son.’
Source:
Lamb, Christina. “Part Two: 1927-1967, Chapter 16.” The Africa House: The True Story of An English Gentleman and His African Dream. Harper Collins Publishers, 2004. 248-49. Print.
Further Reading:
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Stewart Gore-Browne, DSO
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