THE ROYAL FAMILY.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20253, 23 July 1937, Page 7

THE ROYAL FAMILY.

PRINCESB ELIZABETH. MISHAP WHEN CYCLING. STRAINS HER KNEE. United rress Assn—Elec. Tel. Copyright (Received July 23, 11 a.m.) LONDON, July 22. The Princess Elizabeth did not attend the Royal garden party, remaining indoors owing to a strained knee. An official report stated that the Princess badly grazed and strained her left knee when cycling in the Palace grounds on July 19. The Injury is not serious. THE ROYAL GARDEN PARTY. GUESTS DEFY CONVENTIONS. INFORMAL CLOTHES WORN. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received July 23, 1 p.m.) LONDON, July 22. More men than ever defiled convention at the Royal Garden Party, wearing lounge suits and felt hats. A big proportion of the men and women on the main lawns were smoking, which would have been frowned on a few years ago. The Duchess of Kent followed the fashion by lighting a cigarette while at tea with Their Majesties and other members of the Royal Family In a special tent. PROPOSED DOMINION TOURB. POSITION STILL INDEFINITE. United Pres-i Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, July 22. The Australian Associated Press says it has the highest authority for stating that Their Majesties have been too busy to give further consideration to the possibility of a Dominions tour. The position is still indefinite. The question of a Royal visit to New Zealand for the Dominion’s centenary has not been raised so far. FIRE BRIGADE HEADQUARTERB. OPENED BY THE KING. THE FINEST IN THE WORLD. (Ofnclal Wireless.) RUGBY. July 21. The King, accompanied by the Queen, performed the opening ceremony at the new headquarters of the I London Fire Brigade on the Albert j embankment at Lambeth. | The new headquarters, which stand : on a site of two and a-half acres, have ! been built at a cost of £390,000. They ! are claimed to be the finest in the ! world.