NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 21 May 1923
21 MAY 1923
Andrew Bonar Law, the Prime Minister, offered his immediate resignation to the King on the advice of his medical advisers. Bonar Law had held the role of Prime Minister since 23 October 1922 and the King stated that he had accepted the resignation with “the deepest regret”.
The King reviewed over 8,300 troops, including 580 officers, on Laffan’s Plain in Aldershot.
