THE PRINCE IN LONDON

Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 89, 12 October 1920, Page 7

THE PRINCE IN LONDON

A GREAT DEMONSTRATION

EPISODES OF THE ARRIVAL.

(UNITBD PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN - NEW ZEALAND OAIIE ASSOCIATION.) (Received October 12, 9 a.m.) , LONDON, 11th October. Mr. J. Sandes, telegraphing from Portsmouth, says the Renown left her moorings at 8 o'clock and steamed up Portsmouth Harbour, in the cold, greymorning. But, as has happened to frequently during the tour, the sun shone out brightly -when the moment arrived for the people greet the Prince. He stood on the bridge as the Renown came up the i ancient harbour, past Nelson's Victory, which thundered a welcome from her guns, and many modern warships, all gaily dressed with flags. The Renown tlew her immensely long paying-off pennant, the Royal Standard, and the RearAdmiral's flag. As she arrived with slow and stately ease at the same jetty from which she started on her memorable voyage *even months ago, - high military and naval chiefs waited on the scarlet-carpeted jetty, with the Mayor and aldermen of Portsmouth in blue and scarlet robes of mediaeval magnificence, attended by the Beadle and other functionaries. These touches of traditional "ceremonial, and the fact that the populace was rigorously kept away from the landing place by barriers and the police, emphasised the difference between the English and Australasian welcomes. An enormous crowd had gathered on Portsmouth Hard, but was not allowed to come within sight of the- Prince. Before leaving the' Renown, the Prince shook hand* with all the officers, who were formed up ceremonially on the deck, and received the Marquis of Mil-' fordhaven, Lord Mountbatten's father. The Prince landed with his staff, inspected the guards of honour from the King's Rifles -and H.M.S. Excellent, whose bands played "Nancy Lee" and "Home, Sweet Home." He received* a Mayoral address of welcome home, and the congratulations of the commandants of the naval and military air force at Portsmouth. He then boarded a train, and stood at the open door as it moved^ off. while the officers and men. of the Renown gave three rousing cheers. A faint weicome from the distant orowd indicated that they would have added to the cheerful din if only they had been allowed to approach the Royal presence.