BRITAIN’S ROYAL GUESTS
KING AMANULLAH SEES MIGHTY PORTS TRIP IN SUBMARINE British Wireless—Press Assn.—Copyright Reed 11.30 a.m. RUGBY, Monday. The King and Queen of Afghanistan to-day visited Portsmouth. On their arrival shortly before noon they were received by the Conimander-in-Chief in the dockyard opposite Nelson’s flagship, the Victory Luncheon was taken with the Command 3r-in-Chief at Admiralty House. The King and Queen spent a quiet day yesterday, and had luncheon with the Marquis of Salisbury at his country house at Hatfield. One of the most interesting experiences of the King and Queen this week will be their flight over London from Croydon on Wednesday afternoon in one of the 21-seater triple-screw Arm-strong-Siddely airplanes used on the Imperial Airways’ London-Paris route. King Amanullah witnessed 100 years of naval progress to-day when he visited Portsmouth —first Nelson’s flagship the Victory, and then the modern battleship Tiger. Afterwards he made a voyage in the submarine L 22 to Southampton, being submerged most of the way. His Majesty was greatly thrilled when he fired a dummy torpedo at a destroyer. Queen Sourlya followed in H.M.S. Alresford. —A. and N.Z.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 308, 20 March 1928, Page 9
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