The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-28 00:00:00

REGALIA.

First, St. Edward's Staff, to the Duke of Roxburghe.
Second, The Spurs, to the Lord Byron, Deputy to the
Baroness Grey de Ruthyn.
Third, the Sceptre with the Cross, to the Duke of Cleve-
land. _ _

Fourth, the pointed Sword of Temporal Justice, or Third
Sword, to the Marquis of Westminster.
Fifth, the pointed Sword of Spiritual Justice, or Second
Sword, to the Duke of Sutherland.
Sixth, Curtana, or Sword of Mercy, to the Duke of
Devonshire.
Seventh, the Sword of State, to Viscount Melbourne.
Eighth, the Sceptre with the Dove, to the Duke of
Richmond. _ _ _

Ninth, the Orb, to the Duke of Somerset.
Tenth, St. Edward's Crown, to the Duke of Hamilton as
Lord High Steward.
Eleventh, the Patina, to the Bishop of Bangor.
Twelfth, the Chalice, to the Bishop of Lincoln.
Thirteenth, the Bible, to the Bishop of Winchester.
The Dean and Prebendaries of Westminster were in the
Nave, in readiness to join the proceeding next before the
Officers of her Majesty's Household.
Her Majesty, and the Princes and Princesses of the Blood
Royal, attended by the officers of the household, having ar-
rived at the west entrance of the Abbey, her Majesty was
received by the great officers of State ; the Noblemen bearing
the regalia, and the Bishops tarring the patina, the chalice,
and the Bible, when her Majesty repaired to her robing
chamber constructed on the right of the platform without
the entrance.

The Ladies of her Majesty's household, and the officers of
the Royal household, and of the respective households of the
Princes and Princesses, to whom duties were not assigned in
the solemnity, immediately preceded to the places prepared
for them respectively.
Her Majesty having been robed, advanced up the nave into
the choir ; the choristers in the orchestra singing the anthem,
" I was glad when they said unto me, we will go into the
house of the Lord," &c. . . _

At a quarter before /2 o'clock the head of the procession
appeared Issuing from the Royal entrance, under the organ,
and advanced up the aisle in the following order :

The Prebendaries and Dean of Westminster.
Officers of Arms.

Treasurer of her Majesty's
Comptroller of her Majesty's Household (attended by two
Household. gentlemen), bearing the Grim-
- son bag with the medals.

Her Majesty's Vice-Chamber-
lain, acting for the Lord'
Chamberlain of her Majesty s
The Lord Steward of
her Majesty's household ;
Household, attended by
an Officer of the Jewel Office,
his Coronet carried by a Page
bearing on a cushion the Ruby
Ring and the Sword for the
offering.
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The Lord Privy Seal ; his he Lord President of the
Council ; his Coronet carried
Coronet carried by a Page. by a Page.
The Lord Chancellor of Ireland ;
attended by his Purse-bearer ; his Coronet carri4
by a Page.
The Lord Archbishop of Armagh, in his Rochet, with his
Cap in his hand.
The Lord Archbishop of York, in his Rochet, with his
Cap in his hand.
The Lord High Chancellor ; attended by his Purse-bearer ;
his Coronet carried by a Page.
The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, in his Rochet, with his
Cap in his hand, attended by two Gentlemen.
PRINCESSES OF THE BLOOD ROYAL.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge,
in a Robe of Estate of Purple Velvet, and wearing a Circlet
of gold on her head.
Her train borne by Lady Caroline Campbell, assisted by a
Gentleman of her household.
The coronet of her Royal Highness born by Viscount Villiers.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent.
in a Robe of Estate of purple velvet, and wearing a Circlet of
Gold on her head.
Her Train borne by Lady Flora Hastings, assisted by
a Gentleman of her Household. The Coronet of her Royal
Highness borne by Viscount Morpeth.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester,
in a Robe of Estate of purple velvet, and wearing a Circlet of
Gold on her head.
Her Train borne by Lady Caroline Legge, assisted by
a Gentleman of her Household. The Coronet of her Royal
Highness borne by Viscount Emlyn.
THE REGALA.
St. Edward's Staff The Golden Spurs, The Sceptre with the
borne by the borne by Cross, borne by the
Duke of Roxburghe ; Lord Byron ; Duke of Cleveland ;
his Coronet carried his Coronet carried his Coronet carried
by a Page. by a Page. by a Page.
The Third Sword, Curtana, The Second Sword,
borne by the borne by the borne by the
Marquis of West- Duke of Devon- Duke of Sucher-
minster ; his shire ; his land ; his
coronet carried by coronet carried by coronet carried by
a Page. a Page. a Page.
Black Rod. Deputy Garter.
The Lord Willoughby d'Eresby,
as Lord Great Chamberlain of England ;
his coronet borne by a Page.
PRINCES OF THE BLOOD ROYAL.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, in his robes
of estate, carrying his baton as Field'Marshal ;
his coronet borne by the Marquis of Granby ; his train borne
by Major-General Sir William Gomm.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, in his Robes of
estate ; leis coronet carried by Viscount Anson ; his
train borne by the Hon. Edward Gore.
The High Constable of Ireland The High Constable of Scot-
Duke of Leinster ; land, Earl of Erroll ;
his Coronet borne by a Page. his Coronet borne by a Page.
The Earl Marshal The Sword of State, The Lord High Con-
of England borne by stable of England,
The Duke of Norfolk Viscount Melbourne, Duke of Wellington
with his Staff ; his Coronet with his staff&baton
attended by two carried by a Page. as Field-marshal ;
Pages. attended by two
Pages.
The Sceptre with the St. Edward's Crown. The Orb,
Dove, borne by the borne by the borne by the
Duke of Richmond ; Lord High Steward, Duke of Somerset ;
his Coronet carried Duke of Hamilton ; his Coronet carried
by a Page. attended by by a Page.
two Pages.
The Patina, The Bible, The Chalice,
borne by borne by borne by
the Bishop of the Bishop of the Bishop of
Bangor. Winchester. Liincoln.

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Lady Adelaide Paget. Lady Caroline Amelia Gordon
Lennox.
Lady Frances Elizabeth Lady Mary Alethea Beatrix
Cowper. Talbot.
Lady Anne Wentworth Fitz- Lady Catherine Lucy
mina Stanhope.
Lady Mary Augusta Frede- Lady Lousia Harriet Jenkinson.
ricer Grimston.
Assisted by the Lord Chamberlain of the Household (hie
' Coronet borne by a Page), followed by the Groom of the
Robes.
Her Majesty proceeded at a slow pace up the aisle, and on
being recognized by the people, was hailed with a general and
hearty burst of acclamation, which was, however, speedily
repressed.
The Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes.
Marchioness of Lansdowne. First Lady of the Bedchamber.
Ladies of the Be ' •
Countess of Charlemont.
Lady Lyttleton. I •
Lady Portman I

Maids of Honour, viz :
Hon. Margaret Dillon. Hon. Harriet Pitt.
Hon. Miss Cavendish. Hon. Caroline Cocks.
Hon. Miss Lister. Hon. Matilda Paget.
Hon. Miss Spring Rice. Hon. Miss Murray.
Women of the Bedchamber
Lady Harriet Clive. Lady Caroline Barrington.
Lady Theresa Digby. Lady Charlotte Copley.
Hon. Mrs. Bland. Viscountess Forbes.

Lady Gardiner. Hon. Mrs. Campbell.
The Gold Stick The Master of •
of the Life Guards the Horse ;
in Waiting ; his Coronet borne
his Coronet borne by a Page. by a Page.
The Captain-General of the Royal Archer Guard of Scotland ;
his Coronet borne by a Page.
The Captain of the Yeomen The Captain of the Band of
of the Guard ; Gentlemen-at-Arms ;
his Coronet borne by a Page. his Coronet borne by a Page.
Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse.
Ensign of the Yeomen of Lieutenant df the Yeomen
the Guard. of the Guard.
Clerk of the Cheque.
Exons of the Yeo- to the Yeomen of Exons of the Yeo-
men of the Guard. the Guard. men of the Guard.
Twenty Yeomen of the Guard.
The Prebendaries, entering the choir, ascended the
theatre, and passed over it to their station on the south
side of the altar, beyond the Queen's chair.
The Lord Steward of the Household passedito his seat as
a Peer ; and the Vice-Chamberlain, Treasurer, and Comp-
troller of her Majesty's Household passed to their seats.
The Lord Archbishops of York and Armagh, and the Lord
Chancellor of Ireland then proceeded to their seats.
The Dean of Westminster, the Great Officers of State, viz.,
the Lord High Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council,
the Lord Privy Seal, the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Lord
High Constable, the Earl Marshal, with the Lord Archbishop
of Canterbury, ascended the Theatre, and stood near the
great south-east pillar thereof.
The Princesses and the attendants of their Royal High-
nesses were conducted by the Officers of Arms to the Royal
Box.

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The Princes of the Blood Royal were conducted to their
seats, as Peers, by the Officers of Arms ; and the Noblemen
who carried the coronets, and the trainbearers of their Royal
Highnesses, went to the places provided for them.
The High Constables of Scotland and Ireland were con-
ducted to their places as Peers.
The Pages, upon ascending the Theatre, delivered the
Coronets and Staves which they had carried to the respective
Noblemen, and went to the seats provided for them.
The Gentlemen•at•Arms who guarded her Majesty re-
mained at the foot of the steps ascending to the Theatre ;
the Officers of the Yeomen of the Guard and the Exons
stood within and near to the choir door, and the Yeomen of
the Guard in the nave on the outside of the entrance to the
choir.

The Queen, ascending the theatre, passed on the south
side of her Throne to her Chair of State on the south-east
side of the theatre, being the Recognition Chair, and after
her private devotion (kneeling on the faldstool) took her seat ;
the Bishops, her supporters, standing on each side ; the No-
blemen bearing the Four Swords on her Majesty's right hand,
the Sword of State being nearest to the Royal Person ; the
Lord Great Chamberlain and the Lord High Constable on her
left ; the other Great Officers of State, the Noblemen bear-
ing the Regalia, the Dean of Westminster, Deputy Garter,
and Black Rod, standing near the Queen's Chair ; the
Bishops bearing the Bible, the Chalice, and the Patina, stood
near the pulpit, and the Trainbearers, the Lord Chamberlain
of the Household, and the Groom of the Robes, behind her
Majesty.
The Mistress of the Robes, the Ladies of the Bedchamber,
the Maids of Honour, and the Women of the Bedchamber,
passed to the seats provided for them.
The Master of the Horse, the Gold Stick, the Captain-
General of the Archer Guard of Scotland, the Captain of the
Band of Gentlemen-at• Arms, and the Captain of the Yeomen
of the Guard, passed to their seats as Peers, and the Keeper
of her Majesty's Privy Purse to a seat provided for him.
THE RECOGNITION.

Upon the conclusion of the Anthem, the Archbishop of
Canterbury advanced from his station at the south-east pillar ;
and, together with the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Great
Chamberlain, the Lord High Constable, and the Earl Mar-
shal, preceded by Deputy Garter, moved to the east side of
the theatre where the Archbishop made the recognition thus
—" Sirs, 1 here present unto you Queen Victoria, the un•
doubted Queen of this realm ; wherefore, all you who are
come this day to do your homage, are you willing to do the
same?" and repeated the same at the south, west, and north
sides of the theatre ; during which time her Majesty remained
standing by her chair, and turned towards the people on the
side at which the recognition was made, the people replying
to each demand with loud and repeated acclamations of
" God save Queen Victoria ; " and, at the last recognition,
the trumpets sounded and the drums beat. The bearers of
the regalia during the recognition remained standing about
her Majesty.
Her Majesty then resumed her seat ; and the Bible, the
Chalice, and the Patina, were carried to and placed upon the
altar by the Bishops who had borne them, who then retired to
their seats.

The Great Officers having resumed their station near her
Majesty, two Officers of the Wardrobe then spread a rich
cloth of gold, and laid a cushion on the same for her Majesty
to kneel on, at the steps of the altar.
The Archbishop of Canterbury then proceeded to the altar,
put on his cope, and stood on the north side. The Bishops
who were to read the Litany also vested themselves in their
copes.