The Archive · 1938

Buckingham Palace Banquet

About 160 guests, including Mr, Chamberlain, members of the Cabinet, and fifteen Ambassadors, attended banquet at Buckingham Palace last

tes, night in honour of the visiting Royal-

They satara single horse-shoe table. The King and Queen were on the left and right of King Carol respec-ively. Crown Prince Michael was fon the Queen's lett, and beside him, were the Princess Royal, the Duke of Kent and the Duchess of Glou-

On the King's left wore Queen Mary, the Duke of Gloucester and the [Duchess of Kent, The Eatl and Countess of Athlone; Mr. C. R. Attlee, Leader of the Labour Party; "Mr. Oswald Pirow, South African Minister of Defence, and the Rumanian Minister in London were The King wore the uniform of an Admiral, and the Queen a pompadour dress with crinoline skirt covered with bands of Valenciennes Ince and embroidered with diamante. She false wore a diamond necklace and The dinner was served in gold plate, and yellow roses, mimosa and [chrysanthemums decorated the table, The yeomen of the Guard were on duty, while the band of the Grenadier Guards played during dinner.

King George and King Carol ex-Jchanged toasts at the end of the meal.

The arrival of King Carol at Victoria and his reception by the King Jwere televised by the B.B.C.—Reuter.

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