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THE ROYAL FAMILY.
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could, with the technique of flying (without actually making a flight)
and the construction of airships of all types. Everywhere the
“Tommies” greeted him enthusiastically.
Not content with visiting the British Headquarters, King George
went to the French Headquarters, where he met M. Poincare,
President of France, M. Viviani, the French Premier, and General
Joffre. He even obtained a view of a battle while visiting the
battlefields at Lille, Roubaix, and Ypres. Just before leaving he met
King Albert on the last bit of Belgium of which the German invaders
had not yet possessed themselves.
His Majesty returned to England on December 5th. Throughout
his visit the Royal Flying Corps maintained a “continuous aerial
patrol” above him, wherever he went.
This was by no means the last visit that the King-Emperor paid
to the Army in France. During the years of conflict that followed
he went again and again to the field of action, and more than once
witnessed a battle in actual operation, going so close to the firing line
that the men who were responsible for his safe-keeping were extremely
anxious about his safety.
On one occasion—in October, 1.915—when His Majesty was in
France, reviewing some British troops, his horse took fright at the
cheers and reared and fell, severely bruising him. He was so shaken
up that he was obliged to go to bed and abandon the remainder of
his tour. Upon.his return to England on November 1st, improvement
quickly set in and lie was soon able to be about again.
On his fourth visit to the British Armies in the fiefcl in 1917, the
King was accompanied by Her Majesty the Queen. While he was
visiting the battlefields of the Somme, the Ancre, Arras, Vimy, and
Messina, she personally acquainted herself with the'arrangements for
the care of the wounded.
At the time when His Majesty was skirting the blackened
remains of Wytschaete Wood he was actually under fire when the
German gnus, suddenly began to pound the ruins of Wytschaete.
Perhaps they had got word from their spies that the Royal visitor was
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could, with the technique of flying (without actually making a flight)
and the construction of airships of all types. Everywhere the
“Tommies” greeted him enthusiastically.
Not content with visiting the British Headquarters, King George
went to the French Headquarters, where he met M. Poincare,
President of France, M. Viviani, the French Premier, and General
Joffre. He even obtained a view of a battle while visiting the
battlefields at Lille, Roubaix, and Ypres. Just before leaving he met
King Albert on the last bit of Belgium of which the German invaders
had not yet possessed themselves.
His Majesty returned to England on December 5th. Throughout
his visit the Royal Flying Corps maintained a “continuous aerial
patrol” above him, wherever he went.
This was by no means the last visit that the King-Emperor paid
to the Army in France. During the years of conflict that followed
he went again and again to the field of action, and more than once
witnessed a battle in actual operation, going so close to the firing line
that the men who were responsible for his safe-keeping were extremely
anxious about his safety.
On one occasion—in October, 1.915—when His Majesty was in
France, reviewing some British troops, his horse took fright at the
cheers and reared and fell, severely bruising him. He was so shaken
up that he was obliged to go to bed and abandon the remainder of
his tour. Upon.his return to England on November 1st, improvement
quickly set in and lie was soon able to be about again.
On his fourth visit to the British Armies in the fiefcl in 1917, the
King was accompanied by Her Majesty the Queen. While he was
visiting the battlefields of the Somme, the Ancre, Arras, Vimy, and
Messina, she personally acquainted herself with the'arrangements for
the care of the wounded.
At the time when His Majesty was skirting the blackened
remains of Wytschaete Wood he was actually under fire when the
German gnus, suddenly began to pound the ruins of Wytschaete.
Perhaps they had got word from their spies that the Royal visitor was