The Archive · 1937

ROYAL WELCOME FOR BELGIUM'S KING

Four-Day Visit to British Capital Begins

London, Nov. 16.

Royal welcome will be accorded King Leopold of the Belgians when he arrives in England to-day on a four-day visit to King George and Queen Elizabeth.

'King Leopold, accompanied by his acting Foreign' Minister, MI. Paul Henrt Spaak, will eross the Channel the steamer Prince Albert. They will be met in mid-Channel by an air.eseort of nine British planes and 8 flotilla of British destroyers which Will convoy the steamer" to Dover where the party will tand at 2 pin. fo a Royal salute fired by shore batteries.

The Duke of Gloucester. attended Pleld-Marshal Sir Archibald Montsomery-Massingberd and the

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