THE PRINCE SAILS

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 69, 22 March 1920, Page 7

THE PRINCE SAILS

A POPULAR AMBASSADOR

ENTHUSIASTIC DEMONSTRATIONS

CROWD RUSHES THE STATION

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LONDON, 16th March.

Dense, crowds lined the route between Buckingham Palace, where the .Royal Family took lunch,'and; Victoria. Sta-

tion, and gave an ovation,to, the Prince of. Wales, and. other Royalties. A, representative gathering of. people assembled on. the railway .platform „to., wish the Prince "God Speed" included; Mr. Lloyd -George, Lord Gurzon, Mi\--'Churchill, Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty, Admiral Lord Fisher,' flon.: A. "Fishers Sir Thomas Mackenzie, AgenterGreneral and their wives, and others. Their Majesties with Princess Mary, Prince ■ Albert, Prince Henry, and Prince Arthur of Gonnaught, were warmly cheered on 1 their arrival, also the Queen Mother, Alexandra, the Duchess of Argyll, and the Countess of Athlone.. The Prince wore a naval- uniform and looked well. He chatted, .freely .with .friends;-and- assured all that, he was looking forward.td' 1 a jolly gbod.time-.. ...... • He was about to enter the train when suddenly a great growing cheer resounded .through the station. The others immediately realised what had happened. The crowd outside the. station had burst the strong police cordon arid were .now rushing, cheering,: pell mell .along . the drive like a. tidal'wave. The police, were powerless to stay the onrush, and were carried along with the stream', until, close' to the Royal, enclosure,;; where_ a special posse of police, together with a, body of Australian soldiers, who- occupied a coign of: vantage, opposite^the;,..Royal carriage, promptly formed a double cordon across the road- The Prince and Their Majesties appeared' to enjoy, the /unrehearsed incident. His -Highness stepped smilingly into the roadway and saluted- the cheering crowd. . . ,'/■.•■' After finally shaking hands with friends on the platform, the ffrince proceeded to kiss the ' P.rihcess good-bye, but Princess Mary smilingly whispered in" his ear. and pushed him gently -towards the saloon, where the family partings took place. The aged Queen Mother, seemed deeply affected in farewelling her grand ■ son. She patted him lovingly' and kissed him on both cheeks. The Prince respectfully stooped and liissed his grand-, lnoth'er's-hand." The King and Queen-re' mained in conversation several minutes as their Eoyal Ambassador, the Prince, stood at the door of the- carriage, finally shaking hands with his grandmother and mother as the train started . amid, re-; hewed cheering. Princes Albert and Henry accompa'nie'd-.the Prince \to Portsmouth. : -;■. '