A GIFT FROM THE QUEEN. —The chalice and paten presented by the Queen to St. Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, yesterday. Inscriptions on both Communion vessels record that they were used by King George V and Queen Mary (then the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York) on board the Ophir during the Royal cruise and visit to New Zealand in 1901. Her Majesty has special interest in Wellington’s new Cathedral as she laid the foundation stone during her last visit nine years ago.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30055, 13 February 1963, Page 3
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82A GIFT FROM THE QUEEN.—The chalice and paten presented by the Queen to St. Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, yesterday. Inscriptions on both Communion vessels record that they were used by King George V and Queen Mary (then the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York) on board the Ophir during the Royal cruise and visit to New Zealand in 1901. Her Majesty has special interest in Wellington’s new Cathedral as she laid the foundation stone during her last visit nine years ago. Press, Volume CII, Issue 30055, 13 February 1963, Page 3
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