ROYAL FAMILY.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 301, 4 December 1936, Page 5

ROYAL FAMILY.

ENGAGEMENTS CANCELLED.

Queen Mary Visits Ruins of Crystal Palace.

Press Associat ion—Copy'right. Received 11 a.m. To-day. London, December 3. The Duke of York has cancelled an engagement to open the extensions at the Wandsworth Technical Institute this afternoon, “owing to difficulties with the Cabinet.” , The Duchess of York has also cancelled the days engagements.” A message from No. 10 Downing Street says that no Cabinet meeting is arranged for the forenoon or later. The Liberal leader, Mr. 11. S. Sinclair, visited Mr. Stanley Baldwin. It is understood that any statement to be made will be made by Mr Baldwin in the House of Commons, perhaps within 36 hours. Sir John Simon and the Lord Chan-

cellor’s secretary called on Mr Baldj win and the latter left with a sheaf of papers. The King is still at Port Belvedere, the grounds and approaches of which are patrolled by plain-clothes police. The main gate bore a panel on which the word “Stop” was printed. Even official despatch riders were not allowed inside the gates, where they handed over their despatches to the sentries. The car in which several of the King’s close friends and advisers were believed to be going to London after a ninety minutes’ audience with King left shortly before 1 p.m. A Signal Corps despatch rider rode up to the gate a few' minutes later and handed over a bulky envelope. Queen Mary this afternoon drove to I Sydenham to inspect the ruins of the Crystal Palace. The Duchess of York had earlier called on the Queen. The Dukes of York ami Kent and the Earl of Athlone have cancelled to-night’s engagements. The King’s staff returned to the Palace in the afternoon.