The Archive · 1936

King Cancels Engagements London, Dee. 6

In order to enable him -to deal freely with the present crisis, the King has for the present cancelled all public engagements, of which the most important for the coming week were an inspection of the Scots Despite the grave crisis involving liber son's happiness and the fate of the Crown, Queen Mary has not changed her daily occupations, nor her engagements, Yesterday afternoon: she had te. at Kensington with ex-Queen Victor! of Spain, whereupon she returned to her residence at Maslborough house, at 625 p.m. accompanied by the Princess Royal and the Duchess of Gloucester. Crowds gathered in the vicinity of Buckingham Palace in the hope of catching a glimpse of members of the Royal Family.

As the Queen was leaving for Kenington, people poured toward Constitution Hill, sympathetically but dis-erectly greeting Queen Mary a8 her 'The Duke and Duchess of York spent the week-end at their resi-Jdence in Windsor where they' were Wisled. yesterday' bythe Duke of Kent. thay. wil leave for

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