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the House of Commons. Mr. Cham-
berlain spoke warmly of Queen
Maud and her work for Norway.
The two leaders of the opposition
seconded him.
The following day in the House
of Lords Lord Stanhope proposed a
vote of condolance to the King of
Norway who is an honorary ad-
miral of the British fleet; he was
seconded by Lord Snell, the leader
of the Labour Opposition, by Lord
Grainford, leader of the Liberal
Opposition, and by the archbishop
of Canterbury who spoke most
warmly of Queen Maud.
King Haakon on Saturday 19th
had moved from the Claridge Ho-
tel to Buckingham Palace, where he
stayed till he left for Portsmouth.
The Crown-Prince, accompanied
by the Bishop of Oslo, arrived in
London on Tuesday 22nd. On
Wednesday 23rd the Bishop of Lon-
don conducted a lithurgical service
in the RoyalChapel at Marlborough
House. The King and the Crown-
Prince of Norway were present, the
King and Queen of England, Queen
Mary and ex-Queen Victoria of
Spain, King George of Greece,
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia and
Princess Olga, the Crown-Prince of
Sweden, the Duke and Duchess of
Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess
of Kent, the Princess Royal, Prin-
cess Arthur of Connaught, Princess
Alice and the Earl of Athlone, Prin-
cess Helena Victoria, Princess Marie
Louise; the Norwegian Minister to
London, Bishop Berggrav of Osio
with the chaplains to the Norwe-
gian sailors’ churches in London etc.
King Haakon, Crown-Prince Olav,
all the male members of the British
Royal Family, the King of Greece
and Prince Paul escorted the bier
from Marlborough House to Vic-
toria Station. A hurricane was blow-
ing, so there was no procession.
When the special train drew
near the quay in Portsmouth the
Norwegian flag was hoisted half-
mast onboard H. M. battleship the
“Royal Oak” which had been pla-
ced at the disposal of the King of
Norway, with four destroyers.
King Haakon and the Crown-
Prince were met by Admiral the
Earl of Cork and Orrerry, First and
Principal Naval A. D. C. to the
King, Commander of the Home-
Fleet, Admiral Sir Charles Morton
Forbes and the commanding officer
at Portsmouth, Admiral R. R. Tur-
ner. 8 non-commissioned officers
carried the bier over the gangboard
and placed it on a catafalque on
deck. The coffin was wrapped in
the Norwegian Royal Banner — the
yellow lion on red — one wreath
of carnations had been placed on
the bier by King Haakon. When
the bier was taken onboard the
white flag went up on the after-
mast. Mariners were parading on
the quay.
When the squadron carrying the
Queen of Norway home came un-
der the coast of Norway it was met
by “Olav Tryggvason” and two
destroyers.