DUKE AND DUCHESS.
MAY VISIT AUSTRALA. TO OPEN NEW~PARLIAMENT. London, Oct. 22. The Duke and Duchess of York are delighted at the suggestion that they will be invited to open the first Federal Parliament at Canberra. They have informed the special representative of the “Sun” that the date of the. opening will be the deciding factor in their acceptance, ag they are embarking on a tour of East Africa from November to April, after which they have many public functions to attend in Britain. They state that until the date is fixed it is impossible to say whether they will be able to visit Australia. The Duchess of York, bringing to a conclusion the activities of the women’s section at Wembley, held a reception attended by 400 Dominion visitors, including Sir Littleton and Lady Groom, the New Zealand High Commissioner (Sir James Allen) and Lady Allen, Lady Cook, the wives of the Dominion Agents-General. and the staffs of the Australian pavilions. The Duchess of York smilingly went through the ordeal of shaking hands with the whole company.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 277, 3 November 1924, Page 3
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