ARRIVAL OF YOUNG KING
WELCOME AT BELGRADE ENTHUSIASM OF CROWDS Rec. 7 p.m. Belgrade,. Oct. 13. Enthusiatstic crowds welcomed King Peter at the railway station. He was dressed simply in grey, with a black armband. He shyly greeted the Regent, Prince Paul, and inspected the guard of honour, h. saying the traditional greeting, “God I save you,” the guard repeating the words L in unison. The young King then greeted the crowd \ of generals and kissed the hand of the \ patriarch, who blessed him. He next \ kissed the hands of the Prime Minister, Milan Srskie, members of the Government and ladies-in-waiting. He entered a carriage with his mother, who, dressed in the deepest mourning, was unable to suppress her tears, and drove to the palace along a three-miles long route through serried ranks of school children.
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Taranaki Daily News, 15 October 1934, Page 5
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