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Their Majesties King George and Queen Mary drove around the corner from Buckingham Palace to Victoria Station. The morning was cold and misty, but a large crowd was abroad to cheer its Sovereign and his Consort. Many times the King was obliged to lift his "bowler" in acknowledgment of the ovations. Ten minutes later, the boat train with a royal coach attached steamed out of the glass-roofed station, taking their Majesties on their first and well-earned vacation since the accession...
...King and Queen went to Dover and crossed over to Calais. They refused the French Government's offer of a special train and proceeded by train de luxe to Genoa, where the royal yacht Victoria and Albert waited to take their Majesties on a Mediterranean cruise...
This is the first Council of State to be held in the present reign. One was held during the reign of Queen Victoria and many during the reign of King Edward, who was prone to wander at fitful intervals all over the Continent...
Prince George, youngest son of the King and Queen, was parted from his tonsils on an operating table in Buckingham Palace. His recovery was rapid...
...period of the day, Her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina drove from The Hague to be invested as honorary doctor of laws. She had a rousing reception, especially from the girl students, who presented her with the first tulips of the season...