Tremendous Enthusiasm Demonstrated Along Route to Portsmouth; Royal Tour Begins London, May 6. (TREMENDOUS popular acclaim from great crowds of their loyal si subjects and many American visitors to England greeted the King and Queen along the route from Buckingham Palace this morning to Portsmouth from where Their Majesties embarked in the C.P.R. s, Empress of Australia to begin the Royal Tour of Canada and the United States.
Scenes at Buckingham Palace and at Waterloo Station were televised, Huge crowds gave Their Majesties a tremendous ovation as they left Buckingham Palace at 12,18 today in an open carriage drawn by four grays.
'The Princesses sat opposite their parents. A sunny May morning broke for 'Their Majesties' last day in England for ix weeks.
Buckingham Palace was early astir when last minute preparations were completed and adieux paid.
'A roar of cheering was quickly taken up along the whole length' of the crowded Mall.
The King, attired in Naval uniform, saluted again and again in acknowledgement of the cheers. The Queen was dressed in pale blue, her favourite colour. The Prin~ cesses were also dressed in blue.
A Captain's escort of Life Guards accompanied the Royal carriage, the sunshine glinting on. their burnished brenst-plates and helmets. A Palace detachment of the King's Guard, in Scarlet uniforms and bearskins, pre sented arms as the carriage passed through the forecourt, and when It wont through the wrotight iron gates, the Royal standard, flying high above the Palace, was lowered, not to be seen again for many weeks, Following. the Royal carriage were other open carriages conveying the Royat suite, 'AL Waterloo, fifteen minutes later, the procession entered the Station at 8 slow pace, giving the people, who had waited for hours, @ fine view of Their Majesties, Waterloo Station' presented a strik-Jing: scene of activity and colour. From the "huge glass roof sheltering the platforms, wore hung the Empire flags of all the Dominions and. Colonies, mingling with the "Stars and Stripes," Which had the run of the long car~ inge-way leading to the Royal train, The Kinjt and Queen entrained for Portsmouth soon afterwards.
The office buildings along the route followed by the procession were full of spectators. Special trains ran from Waterloo and Intermediate stations, carrying people intent. on bidding farewell to the King and Queen.
Mr, Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, and other Cabinet members were on the platform at Waterloo Station, The King had an especially intent conversation with Lord Halifax, the Forelin Secretary, and only boarded the train a few seconds before the time for its departure.
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