Georgina Lee et al. in Buckingham Palace - 9 August, 1914
from Diary of Georgina Lee, 9 Aug. 1914, page 9:
Daddy and I went at noon to see the 2nd Grenadier Guards march past Buckingham Palace on their way to who knows where? The Prince of Wales has been attached to the 1st Battalion. The Prince, with the King, Queen, Princess Mary and Queen Alexandra, were in the courtyard before the Palace, watching the march past.
The crowds outside must have numbered five or six thousand. A great column of these splendid fellows filed past to the strains of The British Grenadiers. Everyone was too affected, I think, to cheer. It was a very stirring sight, but we are getting used now to seeing our regiments… more >>
cite as
Georgina Lee, Diary of Georgina Lee, 9 Aug. 1914. In Gavin Roynon (ed.), Home fires burning : the Great War diaries of Georgina Lee (Stroud, 2006), p. 9. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1401891815381 accessed: 4 February, 2025
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hide composersThe British Grenadiers | performed by Band of the 2nd Grenadier Guards |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 9 August, 1914 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors |
Notes
Georgina began to keep her diary at the outbreak of war, as a record for her son Harry, then 9 months old.
Originally submitted by hgb3 on Wed, 04 Jun 2014 15:23:35 +0100