LATER.

Waikato Times, Volume 99, Issue 16655, 21 November 1925, Page 7

LATER.

I THE FINAL BULLETINS.

ROYAL FAMILY PRESENT.

ii (Australian ancl N.Z. Oable Assn.) (Received November 21, 11.5 a.m.) LONDON. November 20. The first intimation of Queen Alexandra’s illness was issued in a bulletin at Sandringham at 3.30, and Hashed by the news agencies an hour later, reading: “Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, who for some time has been in failing health, suffered a severe heart attack this morning. Her Majesty’s condition is critical. (Signed) William Horder." A bulletin issued at Sandringham at 1t.30 said: “There is no change in Queen Alexandra’s condition to justify a further bulletin till evening. The symptoms are of the gravest, and there is only the most slender hope of any considerable rally.’’ The King’s shooting guests farewelled His Majesty, and left Sandringham.

[ A bulletin issued at 5.20 (“Queen Alexandra is sinking rapidly. | ‘ A bulletin at 5.40 said: “Queen [Alexandra passed away peacefully at io.? 5.” I The King and Queen and Royal 'family were present-.

PUBLIC SYMPATHY. k (Received November 2i, 11.45 a.m.) p LONDON, November 20. | Their Majesties spent most of the| morning at Sandringham, Queen Maud of Norway hurried at i| o’clock in the afternoon in responses to a summons that Queen Alexandra ? had had a further heart attack. 1 It is, understood that oxygen treat-e ment was freely resorted to in order to| mitigate the Queen Mother s suffer-p Yhe Prince of Wales visited San-1 dringham during the afternoon. K Public anxiety was evidenced by theg constant stream of callers at Marlbor-a ough House, asking for news of the| Queen Mother. fe

SYMPATHY IN AUSTRALIA. | (Received November 21, 1.45 p.m.) | SYDNEY, November 21. |J The evening papers will be printed® in mourning for the Queen Mother.® They give panegyrics on the dead lady & whom they state the whole Empire andfc the world mourns. | Flags on all buildings are bemg|| flown at half-mast. .NEW ZEALAND’S SYMPATHY. P WELLINGTON, Saturday. 1 The Governor-General , to-day re-| reived the following message from theg Secretary for the Dominions: —“Deeplygj regret to state that Her Majesty* Queen Alexandra died about 5 p.in. to-|; a ilis Excellency sent the following! message to the King:—‘‘‘On behalf ol the Government and pcopje of New® Zealand 1 respectfully express to Yoiui| Majesty the most profound grief whiehj is felt'by all in the death of Her Ma-p jcsly the Queen Mother, and the deeprf and loyal sympathy which is tendered® to Your Majesty and Her Majesty theg Oueen. New Zealand joins with t!ie| whole Empire in mourning for great lv beloved, and in expressing heartfelt loyalty and devotion to Your| Majesties. Fcrgusson, Governor-Gen-1 oral." H

The Queen Mother was born on December 1, 1844, and was the daughtci. of Christian IX., King of Denmark. Her marriage to King Edward MI., then Prince, took place at Windsor on March 10, 1863, the beauty and giaec of thel princess capturing the heart of the nation. Prince Albert Victor, afterwards Duke of Clarence, was the first offspring of the marriage. The births followed of Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert, afterwards Duke of York, who is the present King; Princess Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar, by marriage Ductless of Fife; Princess Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary, and Princess Maud Charlotte May Victoria, afterwards Queen of Norway. From the time of their marriage the Prince and] Princess were prominently before thei country. Queen Victoria remained in retirement, but they filled her place at important public functions, and they made tours to countries abroad, including Egypt, India, Russia, and. several times to Ireland. On January 14, 1892, a heavy blow fell upon Ed-j ward and Alexandra by the death of their eldest son, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, after a brief illness. On the death of Queen Victoria on January 22, 1901, the question of the tillo Hie new King would assume was speedily set at rest by the popular announcement that he would be called Edward the Seventh. On February 14 of the same year the King and Queen] opened Parliament in State. Shortly! alterwards it was announced that the visit of the JJuke and Duchess of York] to Australia, New Zealand, the Gape, and Canada would be proceeded with, and the tout'' lasted till November J.j At the end. of May, 1902, the long-i drawn-out war in South Africa camel at last to an end, and the coronation] was fixed for June 26 of that year.) Owing to King Edward’s illness Hie coronation had to be postponed, and the coronation service took place on August 9. Though shorn of much of the magnificence which would have been added to it in June by the pres-! cnee of foreign royalties and the pro-j parations for a great procession] through London, the solemnity duly took place on that dale in Westminslcr Abbey amid great rejoicings.! After a health-recruiting tour by the! King round the coast and up to Stornaway, there was at a later date a procession through the main streets ofj South London. The King and Queen] next day attended St. Paul’s Cathedral! in Stale to return thanks for liis restoration to health. On New Year’s Day, 1903, the coronation was pro-1 claimed in India at a magnificent durbar at Delhi. !

During 1903 the King and Queen paid a visit to the King ol' Portugal, and later they visited Gibraltar, Malta, Naples, and Rome, this being the first time an English King as such had' been in the Italian capital. Two days' later he paid a visit to Leo XIII. at] the Vatican. A visit was later paid to Paris. Later in the year return visits! were paid to England by President Loubct and the King and Queen of Italy. Ireland and Austria were visit-! ed by the King and Queen later that] >ear. In 1904 they again went to Ire-] land, while in Juno of that year the] King was cordially received by the! German Emperor at the yacht races] at Kiel and he included a visit to] Hamburg, where the welcome was! hearty. In November the King ami Queen of Portugal were entertained! at Windsor and at the Guildhall. In February of .1909 the King and Queen paid a state visit to the Kaiser in Ber-j l;n, where the greatest cordiality was] displayed on both sides; the event was! prepared for in both countries as af means of dispelling (lie clouds which! had gathered over the relations between England and Germany, and the! success of the visit proved once mores how powerful King Edward’s person-] a lily could be as an agency for peace? and international amity. The King] died on May 6, 1910, of heart failure.! The King had won the genuine affection and confidence of the people, andf in Queen Alexandra he had an ideal): consort to whom all hearts went out.] That fealty and love has continued* down through the intervening years,] and Uvp memory of the Queen Mother] will ever liv*-- ' :