While an aerial escort of Royal Air Force planes roared overhead, and bands played at the dockside, the Royal Couple disembarked at 2.20
As the liner neared Southampton' today, the King conferred the insignia of Commander if the Victorian Order on the Commander, Capt. Saps-worth, the ship's surgeon, Capt. Maxwell, and Paymaster-Capt. Ricci.
The King also made a number of personal gitts to the ship's officers, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose boarded the Empress of Britain from the destroyer Kempenfeldt just before lunch, and joined Their Majesties on the bridge.
The King and Queen looked amazingly well in view, of the strenuousness of their trip.
They left for London later in the afternoon.—Reuter,
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