THE KING AND QUEEN
VISIT TO THE FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE. A SPLENDID RECEPTION. LONDON, May 12. There was tine weather when the King and Queen and the Prince of Wales'and Princess Mary drove to the Crystal Palace.
A hundred thousand school children and Boy Scouts lined the route. Their Majesties had an enthusiastic reception. They stopped to listen to 20,000 children at Southwark sing the National Anthem. There were many triumphal arches, several Mayors of borough councils presented addresses.
The Duke and Duchess of Fife, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, and the Duke and Duchess of Teck joined their Majesties at the Palace, where the Earl of Plymouth received them. A -concert followed, in which Madame Clara Butt and a chorus of 4500 voices sang patriotic songs, including Kipling's "Recessional." Afterwards the Royal party reviewed the Empire Pageant and performers' costumes.
A number of Australians and New Zealanders were present, including Miss Ward, as a Maori princess, and Miss Rubi Seddon and Mrs Hdslop, in Maori dress. Their Majesties inspected the model of the Imperial Parliament Houses on the "All-Red" tour, including Canada's £70,000 exhibit, and the "Fair of Fashion."
Over 100,000 people were in. the Palace grounds. The King and Queen afterwards attended the Dominions' Reception, whereat 3000 were present, including Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, Sir G. and Lady Reid, Si;' W. Hall-Jones, th e Agents-general and their wives, Lord Roberts, foreign ambassadors, several Cabinet Ministers, and many members of the House of Commons. The King and Queen and Prince of Wales witnessed "Kismet" at the Garrick. This is the first visit his Majesty has made to the theatre since his accession. After the concert at the Crystal Palace the King and Queen invited Sir Joseph and Lady Ward to tea, when the King expressed to Sir J. G. Ward his appreciation of New Zealand's memorial wreath that was laid on the late King's tomb at Windsor. Mav 13. Yesterday's spectators at the Festival of Empire numbered 144,234. May 14. The King and Queen were present at Covent Garden Opera-house at the performance of "La Boheme," with Melba in the leading role.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2983, 17 May 1911, Page 30
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