The Archive · 1938

Sandringham Prepares For Jolly Christmas

Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra Join Royal Family

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London, pee, 24, Among the thousands of Londoners now leaving to spend Christmas in the country despite the snow and fog yesterday, were Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra of Kent, They travelled with their nurses to eat the Royal family at Sandring-

Castle 15 decorated with a Christmas The ballroom at Sandri

tree twenty-feet high and will later be used to entertain the 200 workers on the Royal estate, who are being presented with joints from eight bullocks, representing nearly four tons of meat Despite serious interference with traffic due to weather conditions the railways are hoping to maintain. as far as possible the programme ' of extra holiday expresses, The London Midland and Scottish line will be running, 1,000 additional long-distance trains in and out of London. The majority of coach services running north are also maintaining operations With only slight delays. Reponts received from twelve large provincial post offices indicate an increase of 26 per cent. in postings during the last four days, compared with the corresponding days of last year.—Wireless and Reuter.

Goering. The "Berliner Lokalanzeiger" describes the British campaign in Palestine as "simply bar-turio," and adds that the "terror regime is only sparingly reported in British papers," while "Freedom of ihe press is thrown overboard when it suits England."—Reuter.

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