INSPECTION BY ROYAL PARTY

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21793, 27 May 1936, Page 11

INSPECTION BY ROYAL PARTY

LINER QUEEN MARY PRINCESS ELIZABETH SOUNDS THE SIREN LONDON. May 25. King Edward left his private residence, Fort Belvedere, by air for Southampton to inspect the liner Queen Mary, to which the Duke and Duchess of York, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent and Princess Elizabeth travelled by train. Piloted by the commander of the great liner (Sir Edgar Britten), the King. Queen Mary and party made an extensive inspection of the liner. Queen Mary devoted special attention to the kitchens, while Princess Elizabeth enjoyed the delights of the children’s playroom, where she slid down a chute. Later King Edward and his brothers inspected the ship’s engines, all of which were in motion. The visitors expressed amazement at the lack of vibration. Princess Elizabeth received a great thrill when she was allowed to press a button which sounded the Queen Mary’s giant siren, the deep boom of which was heard for miles. The Royal party saw a lifeboat swung out, and Queen Mary was astonished to learn that it held more passengers than the Cunard Company’s first steamer. Britannia. King Edwafd and Queen Mary signed photographs of themselves for the ship, and all the members of the Royal party signed the visitors book. , ~ Queen Mary said that the ship was even more beautiful tban she had expected. King Edward, who wore a black suit and a straw hat, on driving out from the dock to the aerodrome, waved to the crowd with his pipe in one hand and a match in the. other. Because of Court mourning. King Edward will not attend the Derby, and he will not hold the customary dinner for members of the Jockey Club, but he is inviting a few friends with turf association to dinner at York House.

EXPRESS CARGO FOR AMERICA ißFunsH ormuL wireless.l RUGBY, May 25. The 400 workmen who are putting the finishing touches to the Queen Mary’s decorations before she sails on Wednesday were given a holiday to-day. Hundreds of tons of express cargo, which the Queen Mary will carry across the Atlantic, include many personal gifts from British senders to friends in the United States, inscribed with particulars of the historic maiden voyage.