AMONG CHILDREN
DELIGHTED WITH WELCOME, THE QUEEN’S BROWN STUDY. AT SIGHT OF LITTLE CHILDREN. (United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Dav, 1.30 p.m.) QUEBEC, May 17. The special correspondent of the Australian Associated Press states that their Majesties wore given a pleasant relief from the ceremonial-crowded first day in Canada by a visit to Battlefields Park, where 35,000 excited children waved English, French and Canadian flags and sang the National Anthem, first in French and then in English. Their Majesties were obviously delighted with the warmth of their reception. The Queen received a .bouquet of roses from three little girls in white, representing French - Canadians, AngloCatholics and Auglo-Protestants. Unintentionally her Majesty gave au inkling of the sacrifice she libs made as a mother in leaving England. During the brilliant ceremony in the Red Chamber of the Provincial Parliament her gaze fell on the only child among the bright uniforms and beautiful gowns—the bright-eyed, Eton-jacketed six-year-old grandson of the Lieutenant Governor (the Hon. E. L. Patenaude), A happy light flashed into the Queen’s eye. For a full minute she remained in a brown study, her eyes fixed on the Loyl and her thoughts obviously miles away.
Their Majesties will be able to speak by radio-telephone with the Princesses from the Royal train, which they will board to-morrow for Montreal. It is understood they intend telephoning daily. ( , The King delighted French-Canadians by replying to the Premiers in French. They were impressed by his command of their language.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 183, 18 May 1939, Page 5
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