Monday, May. 04, 1925
Georges Cinq
King George and Queen Mary stopped off in Paris on their way home from their cruise in the Mediterranean and visits to the South of France and Italy (see COMMONWEALTH).
Their Majesties called upon bachelor President Gaston Doumergue at the Elysee and remained to luncheon. Among those present were Premier Painleve, Foreign Minister Briand, Minister of Marine Borel, ex-President and Mme. Raymond Poincare. Finance Minister Joseph Caillaux was tactfully absent. The King afterwards invested Premier Painleve with the insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.
After lunch, the King drove up the Champs Elysees, lined with thousands of people who cheered lustily and shouted Vive Georges Cinq, and placed a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier which lies under the Arc de Triomphe.
The Queen, accompanied by the British Ambassadress, the Marchioness of Crewe, visited the Louvre and the Carnavalet Musee. Their Majesties quitted Paris at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
No political significance was attached to the visit except as a sign of the friendly relations.