ROYAL GARDEN PARTY

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 57, 4 September 1926, Page 17

ROYAL GARDEN PARTY

A CHARMING FUNCTION

NUMEROUS NOTABLE GUESTS

BEPBESENTATIVE VISITOES FROM THE DOMINIONS.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

LONDON, 24th July.

Their Majesties' garden party, held at Buckingham Palace yesterday, was probably the biggest function of the kind that has ever taken place, and certainly none has been, more enjoyable. True, the day was cloudy and cool, with a playful breeze, and there might have been little more sun. But the guests—particularly those from abroad—were so entranced with everyone and with everything that the lack of sunshine hardly came into their minds. The gardens have never looked more beautiful or the lawns more greeu. The lake was a little ruffled.

The King and Queen were gracious to all their guests, among whom they remained for two hours and a half. No fewer than 15,000 guests had been invited, because there has been only one Eoyal garden party in London this season, and it is estimated that 12,000 were present. But there never seemed to be a crowd, for the gardens are extensive, and the arrangements altogether were so excellent that there seemed as if there would be room for double the number. The gates were opened soon after 3 o'clock, guests arriving at the several entrances that give access to the grounds. ' Early comers were interested to see subsequent arrivals, among whom were many well-known people, for invitations were issued to Their Excellencies the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, with the personnel of their Embassies and Legations, tho members of the Government, and the Opposition, Euling Chiefs of India, visitors from the oversea Dominions, tho households of the King and Queen and of the Boyal Family, and to many, peers, members of Parliament, officers of the Eoyal Navy, Army, and Eoyal Air Force, members of the Civil Service, clergy, and representatives of the musical, dramatic, nad literary professions, many of whom, with their wives and daughters, were present. Altogether, it was a very representative assembly.