Royalty and the Mob.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 330, 27 July 1889, Page 2

Royalty and the Mob.

Losdon, May 31. Both the Prince and Princess of Wales have capita! nerve. It was an awkward moment last Saturday afternoon when the small body of police on duty at Whitehall failed altogether to make way for the royal party through the dense mob of Eastenders packed tight as sardines in the Horseguards parade, and hundreds of ’Arrya and ’Arrietts swarmed close round their Royal Highnesses cheering, jeering, hissing and oat-calling. The unpleasant feature of the contretemps was that the hissing and hooting well-nigh drowned the cheering, the Socialists evidently being present in large numbers, Prince and Princess after one glance of dismay at one another smiled as serenely at the crowd as though surrounded by a regiment of soldiers. Prince George of Wales and his sisters absolutely enjoyed the novel situation, fn fact, the young sailor generally shook hands with several of the folk near him. Far different war it with the Duke of Cambridge, who was walklhg and who dived into the crowd after his royal relatives with greater courage than discretion. In about two sopqqds the Commander-in Chief supported by a solitary Police Inspector found himself engaged in a free fight. Right valiantly did the old man lay about him with his famous “gamp,” and right loudly did the Inspector yell, “ Room for ’ls Royal Highness, make way for the Dook of Cambridge.” It was no good. The crowd laughed and jibed, but no way could be mane. I see a Sun reporter who took part in this nulee, and whose eye the angry Duke incontinently blacked, has applied for e summon* agaiost the Queen'* oourin. The magistrate suggested " eivll process," but the reports will li« preferred 'lorlmluuq l ;