Large crowds thronged all approaches to Victoria Station to cheer the King arid Queen, Accompanied by their private secre taries and Equerry-in-Waiting, Their Majesties were received at the station by the Marquess of Crewe, Lord Lieutenant of the County of London; Sir Samuel Hoare, Home Secretary: the Mayor of Westminster; the General Officer Commanding the London District; the Commissioner of the Metropslitan Police, and. the Chairman of the Southern Railway.
Those in attendance on Their Ma-Jesties included Countess Spencer, Lady-in-Waiting; Lord Halifax, Minis ter in Attendance; the Duke of Beaufort, Master of the Horse; Field-Ma shal Lord Birdwood; the Earl Queen, and others.
Thousands lined the streets on the route to the station, and cheered Their Majesties. "Many arrived their amices after waiting to see the King and Queen pass byron their way to Victoria Station, Special late editions of the newspapers carried a message from M. Eduard Daladier, the Premier, which any of belt personal Trlndanty, "in bringing to ws the valuable testle Geote and. Queen. Elzabeth make the Paris, July 20.
Salutes of 101 guns welcomed. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain yesterday afternoon when their royal train came into the Bois de Boulogne: Station, to be greeted by the President' of the French Republic, M, Albert Lebrun; the Premier, M. Edouard Daladie and other Ministers of his Cabinet; 'M, Jules Jeanneney, President of the Senate, and M, Edouard Herriot, President of the Chamber of Deputies.
'The British sovereigns' train pulled in at exactly 4.50 pin, Millions of cheering, enthusiastic Parisians were gathered near the station and thronged the streets leading to the Quai d'Orsay, where the royal visitors will stay while in Paris, At the same moment that the 101 salutes were fired by the battery of] guns, thousands of pigeons were re-eased, as a symbol of Anglo-French love for peace. A gigantic Union Jack was hoisted at the top of the Eiffel Tower at the same time.
The Band of the Republican Guard rendered the British and French national anthems, while the Band of the Fusiliers played "Aux Champs."
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