ROYALTY AT MALTA
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION
WELCOMED BY CROWDS
(British Official Wireless.)
' •■■'"? RUGBY, 18th June. The Duke and Duchess of York had a great welcome at Malta yesterday. The Renown, escorted by destroyers and seaplanes,-arrived in the harbour amid the booming of salutes. Sir Ugo Mifsud, head of the Ministry, read an address .. of welcome when .Their Royal Highnesses- landed, and the Duke and Duchess; then motored to Valletta through crowded and decorated streets, amid tremendous cheering.' At the .Governor's Palgce the Duke-invested Sir Ugo Mifsud with his badge as a Knight Bachelor. After holding a levee m the famous frescoed hall the Duke and Duchess motored to Strada RoaJo?,to • lay. the foundation-stone of a new/town,-which is being built on the si to 6r tho old fortifications. , This ceremony topk place in the arena formed by high battlemonts on which thousands of people had gathered. Their -Koyal Highnesses again had an enthusiastic reception. V
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19270620.2.55
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 142, 20 June 1927, Page 9
Word Count
153ROYALTY AT MALTA Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 142, 20 June 1927, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in