Tribute To Prince
When the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh drive around Lancaster Park after the public welcome on Saturday the band of the Canterbury Regiment will play “God Bless the Prince of Wales.” The bandmaster (Captain D. I. Williams) said yesterday the tune would be played as a tribute from the children of Christchurch present to the Queen's own children. “God Bless the Prince of Wales,” which was composed by a Welshman. Brinley Richards, was not sung for more than 20 years. But in 1958 ait the closing cere-
s mony of the Empire Games : when it was announced that • the Queen had decided to • create Prince Charles Prince • of Wales the song was aung ' again by the huge Welsh ! crowd in Cardiff. Appropriately, Obtain I Williams is of Welsh des scent. His father came from i Wales. I
Grass Fire.—A grsss fire at the comer of Eastern terrace and Waltham road was extinguished by one unit from the Sydenham station at 12.53 p.m. yesterday. There was no damage.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30055, 13 February 1963, Page 12
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