Evening star., 1951-11-03
Royal Couple Back
In Canada After Biq
|Sendoff at Airport

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Everybody waved good-by to the
Princess at the airport yesterday
afternoon, as she stood on the
platform at the door of the plane
The photographers had shouted,
Zone more!" She turned and
waved to the crowd again, and
everybody. including photogra-
piers (once they had made the
shot). stood on tiptoe, right hand
in air.
1t was a congregational bit Of
wishing for an attractive
young woman, who was going back
to be monarch some day of a ma
ton that may be the first target
of attack should unlimited war
occur.
Princess Elizabeth stepped with
in, followed by the Duke Of Edin-
burgh, the door was closed. the
motors revved up and the big
plane. Canadian C-5, equivalent
of the DC-6, TAXED off,.
The Princess was denied a look
at the famous New York skyline
because of the fog and mist
through which her plane flew.
Original plans called for fight
over the Nations largest city, but
the fight plan was changed to a
more direct route to Montreal
after weather advisories reported
little visibility around New York.
The royal plane arrived at Mon
treal to the cheers Of 1900 flag
waving Montreal crippled children
and a group of parliamentarians
and their wives.
Elizabeth and Philip then drove
through a light snowfall to a
Laurentian Mountain estate so
miles to the north. They will
spend the week end there before
starting the last leg of the North
American tour.
All along their way to the noun
tains, they were greeted at every
town and hamlet by ringing
church bells and cheering. flag
waving crowds. Elizabeth waved
a gloved hand and Philip waved
his brown hat.
The royal visit here lasted less
than 48 hours, in which the
stamina of the visitors was equaled
only by that of their fans. many
of them elderly women, who had
followed the program and stood
for hours along the parkways, in
front of every building they were
to enter, despite rain and cold.
At the last, the Princess was
like a visitor leaving the hospi-
tality Of an exceptionally large
household. She wanted to be sure
no one would feel hurt because
she did not say good-by to them.
Along the left side of the aisle
roped off to the plane were the
diplomats of the Commonwealth
and their wives. arranged accord
ing to protocol.
At the end of the line. next to
the ramp to tt plane. were Brit
ish Ambassador Dir Oliver Franks
and Lady FranAs and Canadian
Ambassador Hume Wrong and
Mrs. Wrong. The Princess said
Igood-by to them. and then when
she heard there were some Ameri-
cans she had met on the other
side of the aisle who would like
to say good-by also. she went
back.
She shook hands with the mo-
torcycle policemen whose sirens
had cleared traffic for her through
the Washington streets. The last
person she said good-by to was
a security officer of the State De-
Ipartment.
The final little ceremony at the
White House must have reminded
the Princess Of many occasions
when she has officiated in Eng
land. The rain was a light cold
drizzle. The gift she was to make
to President Truman on behalf of
her father was under a canvas
canopy in the rose garden.
1t was thoughtful gift-some-
thing for the newly refurbished
house of the host. 1t was an as
sembly Of 18th century English
products to go over a mantel-
a painting of flowers and fruit by
an unknown artist of about 1926,
a mirror and rare pair of can
delabra with center urns of blue
john or fluorite. designed by Mat
thew Boulton, whose dates are
1728-1809.
Two Very Happy Days.
The Princess read her little
speech, starting with, I'VE have
spent two very happy days as
your guests" 1t was so dark the
f1oodlights were turned on her
for the benefit of the cameras.
Seldom has Mr.. Truman been
more animated before the micro
phone. AS for the friendship with
Great Britain he said, 1T would
be just as hard to imagine a war
between our countries as it would
to imagine another war between
the States of this country"
He turned around to the gifts
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