§ 2.45 p.m.
§ LORD COBBOLDMy Lords, I have the honour to present to your Lordships a Message from Her Majesty the Queen, signed by her own hand:
"I thank you sincerely for your loyal and dutiful Address expressing sympathy with me in the great loss which I have sustained in the sudden death of my dear Aunt the Princess Royal.
"I am deeply moved by the warmth of your condolences, and I greatly appreciate the assurance of your interest in all that concerns myself and my family."