ROYAL REVIEWS
THREE FIGHTING SERVICES BIG ASSEMBLY OF AIRCRAFT BUSY TIME FOR THE KING (British Official Wireless! (Received 28th June, 11.2 a.m.) RUGBY, 27th June. The King returns to London to-mor-row morning after three weeks at Sandringham. where he has greatly benefited from the rest and fresh air which his medical adviser considered desirable after the fatigue and strain of the Jubilee celebrations. . In the early part of July, after a visit His Majesty intends to make to Newmarket, he will review in turn the three fighting services. On 6th July be will visit the aerodromes at Mildenhall and Duxford, and after reviewing at the former over 350 aircraft and their personnel, the largest concentration of aircraft ever' held in Britain, he will proceed to Duxford, where 20 squadrons will fly past him. • Free accommodation for 100,000 spectators is being provided at Duxford. A week later the King, accompanied by his four sons, will ride on to the parade in Rushmoor Arena at Aidershot, and after the Royal Salute by the Ist Cavalry Brigade, there will be a march past by. representative units of every branch of the service. Rushmoor provides a wonderful theatre for such an event, with seating accommodation for 77,000 spectators. On 16th July the King will review the Fleet" at Spithead. There will be 150 warships and numerous representative vessels of the merchant naVy and fishing fleets.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 28 June 1935, Page 5
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