The Archive · 1938

Crowds Jam Streets of Paris

Boulogne, July 19. Their Majesties entrained for Paris at 110 p.m. Standing at the window their sumptuous drawing-room coach, they waved and smiled to the cheering crowd as the train gathered speed Ithough the Royal train was not to arrive in Paris much before 5 crowds began massing in the flo ered route from Bois de Boulogne the Quai d'Orsay early this morn-Loud speakers at the Champs them with the long wait. Although the day was not a public holiday, many offices and shops closed afternoon and by 3 p.m. crowds at 60,000 had already g the streets to witness e State drive to the Elysee Palace.

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