DEATH OF QUEEN'S MOTHER
COUNTESS OF STRATHMORE United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copy right. LONDON, June 22. The death occurred at 2 a.m.. at her London home in Eaton Square, of the Countess of Strathmore and Kinghome, mother of her- Majesty the Queen. The King and Queen were present at the bedside. The Countess, who had a serious illness at her home in London towards the end of April, suffered a recurrence of heart tiouble which ended fatally. The Press Association states that a period of Court mourning will bo observed, its length depending on the King’s decision. This will be announced probably to-day. The death is unlikely to affect the plans for their Majesties’ State visit to Paris.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 13890, 24 June 1938, Page 5
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