The Archive · 1939

Detectives in Attendance

Two Scotland Yard agents are always in the immediate vicinity of the King and Queen, dressing in morning clothes in the daytime and evening clothes at night so as to appear to be mere members of the official party.

Thus far in 6,000 miles of travel through Canada there has not been the slightest incident of hostility toward Their Majesties.

The dozen North-west Mounted Police who have accompanied Their Majesties through Canada will not go with them to the United States.

About 2,500 persons smashed their way through police lines at Toronto yesterday to swarm around Their Majesties at the railway station, The King and Queen smiled broadly and appeared on the observation platform of their train where they received cheers from the crowd.—United Press, A

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