In the afternoon their Majesties motored to Llandaff Cathedral, and on their arrival a Suffragette rushed forward and seized Mr McKenna, the Minister in attendance, by the arm. She was removed by a detective.<\/p>\n
Daily Mail<\/em>, June 1912<\/p>\n The Daily Telegraph<\/em> is similarly dismissive, taking a more hostile approach to the incident:<\/p>\n While the Royal party was proceeding to the building, a woman jumped a wall and rushed towards the Home Secretary, who was in attendance, threatening vengeance for \u201cthe suffrance of the women in Holloway.\u201d The women\u2019s action really fell very flat, though doubtless she received the advertisement she desired. The only person excited by the incident was the woman herself. Everyone recognised that the object of her attack was not the King and Queen, but for Mr McKenna, and it is rather fortunate for the Suffragist that the spectators understood her purpose, for she would have run the risk of a severe handling from the crowd if she had forced her attentions on their Majesties. As it was, the woman, who is not a resident of the district, was loudly hooted. The police liberated her after an hour\u2019s detention.<\/p>\n Daily Telegraph<\/em>, June 1912<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Telegraph<\/em>\u2019s report underplays the impact of the incident, implying a disappointing lack of public support, informing readers that it \u2018fell flat\u2019 and that she was \u2018loudly hooted\u2019.<\/p>\n Both of these papers deprive the woman of an identity and largely hide her motives. Meanwhile, the Daily Sketch<\/em> appears to have given the cause a platform. Its report on the incident named the woman, detailed her motivations and was accompanied by a large picture. Under the headline, \u201c\u2026Remarkable Suffragist Outrage\u201d, it reports:<\/p>\n A remarkable incident occurred as the Royal party was approaching Cathays Park. A lady, who subsequently gave her name as Helen Craggs, sprang at the Home Secretary, who was in attendance on their Majesties. She shouted at Mr McKenna that it was a shame he was going about the country where suffragists were starving in prison, and had to be removed by force.<\/p>\n
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