LONDON’S WELCOME.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20076, 12 October 1920, Page 8

LONDON’S WELCOME.

THE PRINCE OE WILES OWES HUE. RAPTUROUS'RECEPTION FR&M PEOPLE. A SPLENDID PROCESSION. BjT Telsgrsph—Prtas Association—Copyright. Australian and ?T.Z. Cable Association, (Received October 12, 9 a.m.) . ■ LONDON, October 11. ;',Tho Prince of Wales arrived in glorious weather, and had a magnificent nnd enthusiastic welcome from enorm,ouij' crowds along the route. Victoria Station vilas gaily decorated with flags. A , assemblage were admitted to- the platform, including tho Thike of Connaught, Prince Arthur, Mr,' Lloyd Georgo, Mr Bonar Law and other Cabinet Ministers. Lord Beatty, General Trcnchard, the Bishop of Londoi|:,' the Lord Mayor, the Chief Justice) Mr- Andrew Fisher, Sir James Allen, and ‘the Agents-General. Queen i Alexandra arrived at 12.10. and 1 was followed five minutes later by tho King,; who was wearing tho uniform of. an, Admiral, Queen Mary and Prin teases Victoria nnd Mary. Ilia Majesty stepped across the plat : form and conversed with Mr Lloyd George and the Ministers for five rain wte’s before tho train steamed up to t&x: platform. / , .The Prince, who was dressed in naval - uniform, was standing looking fVbm g window. His face was flushed with boyish excitement at his homecoming. Immediately opposite the carpeted platform were the words, in bold white on. ft red background: “Well done I Welcome home 1” . ■ Their Majesties entered tho train, ftnd a few minutes later the Prince onicvgcu and kissed Queen Alexandra. Tho band played “God Bless tho Prince ofWales.” TTis Majesty did not conceal the pleasure he felt in tho reunion, and smiled an ho chatted with Mr Lloyd George and others. Iho Prince, followed by his brothers, ebook handy with the personages on tlie platform, including Mr Fisher and t, 1 . 1 ' James Allen, before ho and the I'.mg inspected the King’s Company pi Grenadiers. ' A'little later the assemblage faced the photographers, and as the Roval carnage drew up Mr Fisher called for cheers- for the Prince. These were heartily . given, the Prince smiling , throughout. JreM I by scarlet outriders, a splendid procession moved off, the !i, ril \rT bpm g m the first carriage, and me King and Queen in the next. The the huge crowd outside marked tho opening , of a t r i ump h a l piocession through the principal thoroughfares of London, the citv’o millions evincing unfeigned delight a R the procession, traversed the miles of streets en route to Buckingham Palace Gheeys t minded. along the whole route , punctuated % “ 000-ecs 1” The weather was glorious, reminiscent of a i mila Australian summer day.