RADIANT PRINCESS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22149, 1 July 1935, Page 12

RADIANT PRINCESS

WELCOME TO DENMARK KING CHRISTIAN'S KISS The capital of Denmark gave Crown Prince Frederick and his bride, Princes Ingrid of Sweden, an enthusiastic welcome when they arrived in Copenhagen from Stockholm in the Royal yacht Daneborj. Hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom had waited since early morning in the gaily beflagged streets, cheered their new Princess and pelted the Oi»en coach, with flowers. Thirty aeroplanes or the Danish Air Force circled overhead, and the guns of warships fired a salute as the liovnl coupla landed. King Christian was the first to welcome Princess Ingrid to her new home. He kissed her and handed her a bouquet of dark red roses. She More a costume in her favourite shade of light blue, witlj hat to match, and the Crown Prince was in naval uniform. As the Royal party drove to the castle of'' Amalienborg through the cheering crowds Princess Ingrid, radiant with happiness,- waved her bouquet. After luncheon i»t the castle the .R,oyal couple drove for an hour through the inner part of the city in an open coach drawn by four horses. So eager were the people to greet them that the police had great difficulty in keeping a wa;p clear for the horses. Within a few minutes the coach was almost covered with the flowers thrown by tHe crowd. After their return to the castle the couple appeared on the balcony and were greeted with more cheers and the singing of the National Anthem. Prince Frederick made a short speech, saying: •'I thank you all very much for the magnificent welcome you have given to my bride and myself. We are completely overwhelmed by the evident heartiness and real love you have shown us." The Princess thanked the people with a charming gesture, raising both arms above her' toad.