DRAMATIC TIMES.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 302, 5 December 1936, Page 5

DRAMATIC TIMES.

. ziiijf • kf- ——o- ■ I ” 'c l -' w. ■■■ Day Nation Has For a Century. ■ , Press Association—Copyright. \ London, Dec. .4. ■ Hinges movements last evenly were closely guarded by police. Motor-cyclists about 7.30 p.m. ordered ail 'motorists to keep moving and get M ■clear of the Fort Belvedere the guards swung the buffer: at the side entrance aside lai"- \ King's black saloon car travelling at great speed. ; <SimuUafoeduBly a State car drove swiftlyoat of the ,rpain®gates towards Landon?' The occupant was unknown bftt according to one account it was MM,rSimpßon. ' ■i . ■ ' Meanwhile throngs assembled at Buckingham 'Palace in the hope of seeing His Majesty, but the police coiitinuaJly kept them moving. The King drove in the side gate. Thecrowd .waited for two hours but did not know of his arrival until a police announcement, whereupon the people dispersed. The Duke of York arrived shortly before. ■

? .Tn»« Duke ’went to His Majesty’s private room and awaited his brother, Myith whom he had 20 minutes’ conv*rta£ion/ after which he drove to Marlborough House, Previously the Duke and Duchess of York had over iin' hiur'i Conference with the Duke «id.Duche«a of' Gloucester and the Duke.and Duchess of .Kent.

‘ThQf isxt visitor to ifie Palace In a aeries iof. (dramatic consultations was Mr Baldwin, whose face was grave and jfet. when departed. The c ßing’s car shortly afterwards flashed through ;'the gates on a visit to Queen JMtTF;--? iTJie King returned to 'the Palace at 11.24 p.m. after remaining ' WKh' Ma/y for 40 minutes.

for Century. Klnj Eventually left the Palace hy car for Fort Belveended what the Daily Wail describes as the strangest day nation ha* known for over a centhe'Crowp became the centre of a tense constitutional situathe monarch’s matrimonial affairs ? wene agitating the nation as King iGeoffge , IV, refused to rocxHjnif ehis wife, Princess Caroline,

*. ..Nevertheless ' the nation’s attitude ><• Hi* was indicated at an

Albert Hall meeting, where 7000 people sang “God save the King” with more than usual fervour. Then when the ast organ note haul died away, there was a great shout of “Three cheers for the King!” and again. “God bless him!” followed b;.f wave upon iwave of cheering. There was a similar scene at St. James’ Theatre on the first night of a new comedy. The band played the National Anthem and the distinguished audience broke into spontaneous applause which continued for some time. The Labour Mayor of Nottingham, Cr. Purser, speaking at a function said: “I was almost laid flat by the serious news revealed to-day. We are all hoping for the best, .Perhaps we never shall emphasise more the second word of our national cry, ‘God save the King’.”