The Archive · 1937

King's Message

With, traditional ceremony, the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, presented to the Speaker of the House Commons on Jan. 20, a message rom the King, "signed by tis Majesty's own hand," which recommended that the House uld consider the-eon~ Unigeneies which and should make such will in any event secure exercise of Say reh ey hod auting 6 Megeey, te. Meee nad tas RIY tat by an infirmity of mind or body, the A ce fe sone pee et oe nie, Appointment of Regent arms of the Bill dealing with the appointment of a Regent in the event of the Sovereign's infirmity, provide that mart say shea a Fog ya" Rexent "A" declaration, under, this section tne. BA Chait pe"made tothe Petey et rhe prpte it he scat Ba ths rec aren og Solo raven a IS Sally me deli Boar Sin! fy Meter Beee Se coda ae SSS ie Rey ante Sethe TOPE Conta the present the Throne of age, make a special provision the Regency "Act, for the exercise Royal functions, but Kin message recalls) that "during beloved Father's reign it beam? jeceassary to make temporary provisions to meet diflculties which arose relation 10 the exercise of Royal Wuthority at the time of his illness 1928 "and of his last luess. in January 1036, "My Father had, after his illness 1028, given much thought to the Imeoavenience) which "fesulled ofa iatulory. provision for dealing with any Incapacity which might overtake the we reign with the accession of a sovereign during Infancy, and with the absence of & sovereign from the Realm, and It was his intention, if he had lived, as It was also the inten: tion of my predecessor, to address a message 0 you, drawing attention to the matters to which I have referred.

"These circumstances lead me to recommend that you should take Into consideration the making of 2 permanent provision for the purpose:

facilitating the uninterrupted exercise of Royal authority, not only: during the minority of the sovereign on Ris accession, but also during any Ineapacity of the sovereign and dur-ting the absence of the sovereign from the "Heal,"—Wireless through Reuter,

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