having completed their stay in egypt, the king and queen arrive in rome. two state banquets are here given in the king's honour, and he also has an interview with the pope. while in italy he visits milan and a number of other cities, paying special attention to engineering and motor works. from italy he goes through the riviera to paris, where he is officially received by the president of the republic. here, as elsewhere, the official visit is succeeded by a much longer unofficial stay. in the course of february visits are paid to belgium, switzerland, and germany, and on march 13 the royal party crosses over to london, where the crowd gives them an enthusiastic welcome. state banquets are given in the king's honour at buckingham palace, the guildhall, and the foreign office, and no effort is spared by the authorities to impress him with the value and sincerity of british friendship. on march 23 he goes with queen souriyah to oxford, where a brother of the queen is an undergraduate, and receives there the degree of doctor of civil law.