ROYAL TOUR.
IN MIDLANDS DISTRICTS. WITH TROOPS AND WORKERS. (British Official Wireless.) Received August 9, 10.45 a.m. ItUGBY, Aug. 8. The King and Queen to-day visited a factory at Derby. Their Majesties were making a tour of the Midlands, and spent an hour at the factory, during which they .saw work in every stage of production. Large crowds cheered Their Majesties as they drove through the town to the factory. The King had a long talk with the chairman of the Shop Stewards’ Association who, when the Ring asked if they had had any trouble at all. said they' had only had small difficulties to overcome. . Previously Their Majesties inspected a camo of Indian soldiers in South Derbyshire. Here the traditional presentation of gold and silver to the KingEmperor was made by two Indian soldiers. The gifts were carried on pieces of white cloth. , The King as a token of acceptance, touched them with his fingers and afterwards remitted them The troons were of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps. They served in France and A\ere evacuated at Dunkirk.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 215, 9 August 1940, Page 7
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