ROYAL FAMILY.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20328, 29 August 1931, Page 17

ROYAL FAMILY.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. DUke and duchess visit PARIS.. tftt* OUS, O *S COHR B 3 P OKt) EX T., Tr „, , . LONI >ON, July 23. mark*J lfc been said that the C thU s<! " Md Q » e b /^'Srr soortin ln ltS roUnd of BOCJa I aud WkS? e rT ent , S - Since tho left hi IT: , Ca f 6 6arly in Ma y-. after i 0 { ° 6U b-acute bronchitis, he has entered tirelessly into the life 0 f tions'wi, UeVer , failhlK t0 attend functions wherever his presence might add to the enjoyment of his people and tho visitors from overseas. Moreover, he haa himself entertained extensiveJy.

Kl t llg George Hospital is thp Uni °U a fcu ßgestion made by urdav tho t lght ye '] rs a S°- iSali Jng and drove from Buckingham * alace through tho Uast tjz, , ° pe , n , tlle institution, and thoy a f c , o . rclecl a rapturous welcome by rnnL thousands of people along the route of their drive, all heedless of had specially ordeied that his car should be driven slowly, so that the people should be able to see himself and the Queen. The two Royal cars passed quietly through the city, the King having given special orders to dispense with the ceremonial attetidvince of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs.

Addresses of welcome at Barking, Dagenham, and Itford were presented to the King, who, in his replies, spoke or the primary necessity of hospital accommodation" and of his pleasure that the loca} authorities were fully S ii e importance of playing fields and open spaces, and that timely steps haa been taken "to provide for these necessities of modern town life." In the course of his reply to t he Ilford address, the King said that the Queen was "especially interested to learn of tho attention which had been given to the important subject of maternity and child welfare." At the entrance gates to the uu iv hospital 5000 people on specially erected stands joined in tho National Anthem and heartily cheered their Majesties as they walked through the rain to the dais.

Mr C. J, Dawson, the architect, presented thei King with a gold key, which his Majesty used to unlock the main door. One section visited was the special ward which was built as Ilford's War Memorial. Then their Majesties went on to where a couple of easles held the portraits, signed and beautifully framed in gold, which they have given to the hospital, to hang in the main entrance hall. The King unveiled his, which was covered with blue silk, and the Queen hers, which wns covered with a golden textureblue and gold being th© hospital's colours. The Prince's Speed-boat.

The Prince of Wales is getting very keen about the thrill of outboard motor-boating, and at the present time a new boat is under construction .at Oxford to his order. This boat, 10ft long, has a slipper type bow, curvittg upwards like an upturned shoe. It is fitted with 15 h.p. engines, and its;: speed is about SPt m.p.h. Rods of; duraliumin are being fixed at tho stern to take the thrust of the engines. The! i boat is being built to the specifications, of Captain John Palethorpo, who hasi lent the Prince a racing boat until his, own is finished ancl has givepi ..jhiin, instruction infthe art of handling the craft.

It is understood that the Prince; will not compote in opGn races, though ho may organise private races among bis friends, , • The "Daily Telegraph" states that it was at a house party at Himley Hall, Dudley, the "Worcestershire seat of Viscount Ednam, that the Prince was converted to the thrills of motorboat racing. He arrived there mat, as Captain Patethorpo was demonstrating his boat, Dab 111., ton the artificial lake in front of the Hall. With great interest the Prince watched the evolutions of the boat, and when it came .in he asked Captain Palethorpe to show hid the controls. "Under Captain Palethorpe's guidance he soon gained a knowledge of the craft and of the skilled handling necessary to pilot her. Soon he was able to take the boat out alone and travel round the lake at nearly forty wiles an hour. _ He hau been warned that an error of judgment when making a fast turn might throw him into the water, but he only laughed. Nevertheless, he wore a lifesaving • jacket, aa is required by all motor-racing boat clubs. , ' At Worplesdon on_ Saturday the senior golfers of America defeated the Household Brigade G.S. in a match by singles and foursomes. On the losing side was the Prince of Wales, who was beaten by the American captain, r • Snare, only on the last green and, by, the narrowest B«t for w» unlucky stymie at the 16th hole his Soyal Highness would have halved his mateh.

Paris, Acclatos the Duchess. , Early on the morning following the Court Ball, the Duke , and Duchess ot York left for Paris. Needless to say, they were accorded a> great welcome by the French people, oil their firsti visit to the capital. have been; receptions, balls, a visit to the | hospital, excursions round the iixin-J bition. Everywhere the happy charm of the Duchess has been appreciated.! A correspondent writes: This, their first visit to France, ifl, indeed, a landmark in the history of. the interna* j tional friendship which binds the two; countries of France and Great Britain. It is by her charm and simplicity that the Duchess has endeared herself to the hearts of the French populace, and wherever the Royal couple go they tho subject of the warmest welcome that the hospitable French people can afford. The visit has been the crowning glory of the British Week at the French Colonial Exhibition, First of all, aa guests of the "Father of the Exhibition," Marshal Lyautey, and the 'French Minister for Colonies, they saw the wonders of the exhibition by night, and the next day were escorted round the pavilions to see g lO by day. • . . The unaffected spon* taneous manners of the eipiple chum and dignity of. the ess "have made an unpvew°n whj<;b more valuable and international intrigues, and tbe p ty little brunette," as the affectionately call her, become very loving personality to the •*! of" the rrvcffit Royftl-mmded republic in

the world, ■ , , . , e the The most beautify] d>iy awaited their Royal H Rjj _ when thoy reached th§ foot *_ ftde of the Angkor vnt. the lt _ ( T Ether side of the MgW was occupied by Chines?■ »?n r tt *J figs while in contemp ation of the 1 *°Ttewagls,its «b4 M. MttTJ SleSuV M "> »™.«orat,on <* their visit.