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Show it . ,i STATE BANQUET. S Noted European Royalty Dine Vith the King and Queen. LONDON, June 23. The stato banquet ban-quet at tho foreign office tonight was 1M. one of tho most important social : events of coronation weok. ; Sir Edward Grey, the British for- 1 clgn minister and host, received King f George and Queen Mary, tho Duke and I Duchess of Connaught. Prince Arthur of Connaught. Princ"oss Patricia, ' Prince and Princess Christian, tho Duke and Duchess of Teck, the Duko and Duchess of Argyll and all tho for- '- olgn royal personages and tho special representatives to the coronation, In-' In-' eluding John Hays Hammond, Rear Admiral Vreoland and Major General ' A. W. Greeley, tho Americans. Altogether sixty royal personages ' attended the function. The entire company numbered 150, ; among those present being members : of tho royal household, attaches of the foreign office, the papal delegate. Sir : Edward Grey and a score of gnestu at the principal table, whllo King Georgo and tho Crown Princess of Germany with an equal number of persons wero opposlto them, at tne " head of tho other oblong table. |