THE DELEGATES HONOURED.

Otago Witness, Issue 3995, 7 October 1930, Page 49

THE DELEGATES HONOURED.

DINNER AT THE PALACE. LONDON, October 3.

Their Majesties gave a dinner to th® conference delegates at Buckingham Palace. The King and Queen received 120 guests, the Empire family party, in the music room. In addition to the dominion Premiers and chief delegates including Mr and Mrs Scullin, Mr ano Mrs Maloney, Mr and Mrs Brennan, Ml and Airs Forbes, and Sir Thomas and Lady Sidey, there was a distinguished company of British notabilities, including Mr AlacDonald and Miss Ishbel AlacDonald, Air and Mrs Baldwin, Air Lloyd George, and Navy, Army, and Air Force representatives. The guests passed through the blue drawing room to the great ballroom, where they had dinner. Alasses of gold chrysanthemums decorated the table, and the soft lights of candelabra shone on the magnificent gold plate. The King and Queen sat opposite each other in the middle of the long dumbell table, and the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, Princess Mary, the Earl of Harewood, the Duke of Connaught, and Prince and Princess Arthur of Connaught were intermingled with the dominion representatives. The Queen wore a gown of sapphire blue and silver pailette, diamond tiara and collar, and the Koh-i-noor diamond and lesser stars.

The Africa String Band played throughout the dinner, and afterwards the Scots Guards pipers. This is the first occasion on which dominion delegates, besides the Premiers, have been honoured by their Alajestiea at dinner.