ROYAL CEREMONY.
King Thanks His Yeomen of The Guard. QUEEN MARY AS SPECTATOR. British Official Wireless. (Received 1 p.m.) RUGBY, June 26. A picturesque ceremony took place in the grounds of Buckingham Palace when the King, wearing full-dress uniform as Coionel-in-Chief of the Welsh Guards, inspected the Royal Bodyguard known as the Yeomen of the Guard, who, in their scarlet and gold uniforms, are usually on duty at the Tower of London. Queen Mary, from the Palace balcony, was an interested spectator of the ancient ceremony, at which the King presented the captain and other officers with ebony sticks banded with gold and silver. The King, addressing the men, expressed the pride he felt in the presence of Her Majesty in taking part in the annual inspection. He thanked the bodyguard for the part they took in the ceremonies connected with the lying-in-state and funeral of King George V. After mentioning that most of them attended his father on many occasions, he recalled that the Royal Bodyguard could trace its traditions through 451 years, and said he was confident those proud traditions would continue to be worthily upheld.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1936, Page 9
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