CHRISTMAS AT SANDRINGHAM

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21355, 24 December 1934, Page 13

CHRISTMAS AT SANDRINGHAM

Their Majesties' Plans

MANY CHILDREN TO £E PRESENT (CXITXD PRERS ASSOCIATION —BY ELECTSIO TELSGIUPH—COPYRIGHT .> (Received December 23, 7.20 p.m.) LONDON, December 22. The Royal Christmas will be the j oiliest for many years because of the presence of more young people than is customary, making an unusually large party at Sandringham, where their Majesties went on Saturday, taking Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose. The Queen, as usual, almost daily visited many shops and made 800 Christmas purchases, many for children. The Duke and Duchess of York will arrive at Sandringham to-day and the Duke of Kent will arrive during the week-end and show his bride the beauties of their Majesties country home. The Prince of Wales is expected by air on Christmas Eve. Greetings are being exchanged with the Duke of Gloucester after the King's broadcast from the library. A giant Christmas tree in the ballroom will be illuminated with thousands of fairy lights and their Majesties will 'istribute presents from its crowded branches to the domestic staff, estate workers and their families.

PRESENTS FOR GERMAN CHILDREN POLICE COLLECT FUNDS (Received December 23, 8.5 p.m.) BERLIN, December 22. "No child shall lack a Christmas gift," is the slogan of the German police who, though they are poorly paid, have collected considerable funds for this purpose. RECORD MAIL IN BRITAIN (Received December 24, 12.40 a.m.; LONDON, December 23. Britain's Christmas mail is a record. Letters posted daily in London alone for the last few days averaged 12,000,000, and parcels 350.000. Christmas Empire air mails weighed 12,8071b, compared with 74913b last year.