ROYAL VISIT
King and Queen at Belfast CITY THRONGED (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, July 28. Belfast and surrounding towns and villages are on fete for the ant Queen, who crossed the Irish Channel during the night in the Royal yacht and reached Belfast this morning.. The yacht was escorted by three cruisers and six destroyers. The visit will last for only one day, but it is filled with processions and ceremonial, and tlie Northern Irish capital is packed with enthusiastic visitors from all over Ulster. The city has stopped work for the day. Thousands of factory hands, released from work with a full day’s pay, gave a tremendous greeting to the King and Queen. Throughout the whole of the Royal drive from the quayside to the City Hall people were massed 10 and 12 deep on the pavements and in side roads. The windows of buildings were thronged, and flags, handkerchiefs and hats were waved above the mass Of people. Before entering the City Hall Their Majesties visited the “Garden of Remembrance” nearby, and also inspected a parade of ex-servicemen and women.
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 260, 30 July 1937, Page 11
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