Evening star., 1934-10-10
SCHOOLBOY KING
LEAVESFOR HOME
Peter II, Holding Hand of
Grandmother, Turns
Toward Belgrade. |
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October l0.-YugoSlavia
new King, young Peter II, left London
at pm. today to pay homage at the
bier of his murdered father. Alexsn-
der I, and to embark upon his new
monarchial duties.
The ll-year- -old boy monarch,
snatched from sleep in the quiet of
countryside English school, walked
courageously to the train in Victoria
Station here, holding the hand of his
maternal grandmother, the dowager
Queen Marie of Rumania.
They had gone to the station from
West-End Hotel where hurried plans
for a trip to France we're completed
about noon.
A cheer arose from the sympathetic
English spectators as the worlds
youngest King left the hotel walking
at the side Of his grandmother, but
an impressive quiet fell over the crowd
at the station as the royal party
boarded a train.
Hat Too Big for Him.
Peter, who yesterday wore a school
cap of the Sandroyd School, today
wore brown hat at least one size too
large for his head. 1t was obvious
that hurried overnight buying had
failed to locate a proper hat for the
young King.
The Dowager Queen was dressed
in deep mourning. with black coat,
long, flowing dress and black hat.
The severity of her costume was
broken only by a corsage of orchids
at her waist.
The royal party Travelled in two
cars attached to the regular London
to-Dover train. Queen Marie and her
young grandson occupied seats at a
Pullman table.
Shortly before the train departed
a group of women approached the
window at which Marie and her
grandson sat and bowed.
Marie acknowledged the obeisance
with slight nod, while Peter waved
his hand and smiled wanly as the
train pulled out.
King Heavily Guarded.
Unusual precautions were taken at
| the Yugoslavian legation, at the hotel
and at the railroad station to guard
| the young monarch, who plainly was
bewildered by the whirlwind of events
which had swept around him since
! yesterday.
Scotland Yard, through its long ex
perience in the guarding of royalty,
allowed none but those on official
! business to enter the legation while
three detectives guarded each door of
Marie's hotel apartment.
At Victoria Station a quadruple line
of barriers was erected instead Of just
| one. Great numbers of police, both
uniformed and in plain clothes lined
the barriers and surrounded the royal
cars.
Called From School.
Little Peter Karageorge was called
shortly after dawn from his bed in
the Sanroyd School.
After a hasty breakfast and after
being told his father was dead Peter
was taken to the Yugoslav egation
and prepared to join his mother,
! Queen Marie, in France.
After three poignant hours, during
which steady stream of diplomatic
callers visited the legation Peter
seemed somewhat dazed but, with a
stiff upper lip, he later was hurried to
the hotel to join his grandmother.
AS the young King emerged from
the legation and was driveI to the
hotel, the crowds stood in almost
death-like silence, the only sound
being a quiet murmur Here he
comes" from a group of women
some of them silently weeping.
Diplomatic visitors at the legation,
whose flag flew at half staff included
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