QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

Grey River Argus, 28 May 1935, Page 7

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

VISITS IN LONDON. LONDON, May 26. Eighteen members of 'the Royal Family joined Their Majesties at the Queen’/birthday luncheon at Bucking hum Palace. The Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret arrived later with their presents. Shoals of congratulations were received. The servants drank the Queen’s health in champagne. V Their Majesties celebrated the Queen’s birthday by a surprise afternoon drive 'through north-west Loudon, accompanied by the Princess Royal and Princess Alargaret. The drive occupied an hour,, proceeding at a walking pace through the narrow streets of the populous districts. Adults and children rushed to the roadway, cheering Their Majesties. The King and Queen attended the Empire D’ay command concert at Albert Half on Friday night, when a choir of 800 voices representative ot the choral societies in all parts of the British Isles, and a specially augmented orchestra, contributed to the programme. At the King’s request., there was? a change in the programme towards the end and Parry’s “Jerusalem” was sung by the whole vast audience. The King and Queen joined m singing the hymn. Exceptionally heavy rain fell on Saturday throughout 'the forenoon, the weather continued so threatening that it was feared it might be necessary to postpone the arrangement for the third of the four Silver Jubilee processional driven through suburban London 'this afternoon. Later however the skies cleared and the programme was carried out in full, to the intense satisfaction of hundreds of thousands of people, who lined the route. The King and Queen drove in a semi-state landau attended by Captains and escort of the Life Guards. At Lime House Their Alajesties alighted and the Mayors of East London Boroughs were presented by the Home Secretary The drive itook place to the accompaniment of a continuous roar of cheering. AUCKLAND. May 27.

Lord Galway received the following rep’y to the message sent to the Queen on the occasion of her birthday: “My grateful thanks to you both, and 'the Government and people of New Zealand,, for the kind birthday i message. Mary R. ” ■<