ROYAL FUNCTIONS
DELEGATION BY THE KING COUNCILLORS OF STATE FAMILY DINNER PARTY HELD (Received May 7, 5.5 p.m.) British Wireless LOXDOX, May G The King, before his departure, directed the issue of letters patent under the Great Seal of the Realm, delegating to Councillors of State the Royal functions during his absence in Canada and. the United States. The Councillors of State to whom the Royal functions may now be delegated are the Queen, the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, the Princess Royal and Princess Arthur of Connaught. The last of the farewell parties in London attended by Their Majesties took place last night, when a family dinner party was given at Buckingham Palace.
Their Majesties will return from New York on board the Empress of Britain.
The programme of visits to be paid by the cruisers Southampton and Glasgow is published. Both cruisers will be at Quebec from May 15 to 19, at New York from May 24 to 31, at Halifax from June 9 to 15, and at Conception Bay on June 17, arriving back in the United Kingdom on June 22. The Southampton will be at Boston from June 1 to 6, and the Glasgow at St. .John's, New Brunswick, from Juno 2 to 8.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23340, 8 May 1939, Page 11
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