PRINCES RETURN
Quiet' Arrival After Long Journey GREETED AT WINDSOR (Rec. April ■ 30, 5.5 p.m.). Official Wireless Rugby, April 29. The Prince of Wales and Prince Geoyge this morning flew from L< Bourget in the air-liner City of Glasgow, and landed du . Windsor Greai Park at 1.15 p.m. .The landing, wliicn. at the request of the Prince of Wales was entirely without ceremony, markthe end of the 18,000-miles journey the Princes have made since leaving England on January 15 td tour South America. Head winds were encountered on the flight from Paris, and the Princes’ aeroplane was delayed 40 minutes. Two Royal Air Force flying boats escorted the City of Glasgow across the Channel and on the plane reaching the English coast, Royal Air Force .squadrons took over the escort duties. The Duke of York met his brothers when they landed on Smith’s Law:; and motored with them to Windsor Castle, where the King and Queen af fectionately greeted their sons. A cable message states that in the evening the King presided at a family dinner party at tlie Castle witli the Princes as guests of honour.
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 182, 1 May 1931, Page 9
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187PRINCES RETURN Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 182, 1 May 1931, Page 9
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