The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-19 00:00:00

CEREMONIAL

To be observed at the marriage of her Royal Highness
Victoria-Adelaide-Mary-Louisa, Princess Royal of Great
Britain and Ireland, eldest daughter of her Majesty
Queen of Victoria and of his Royal Highness AlLied
Prince Consort, Duke of Saxony and Prince of Saxe-
Coburg and Gotha, with his Royal Highness Prince
Frederic-William-Nicholas-Charley, ouly son of his Royal
Highness Frederic-William-Louie, Prince of Prussia,
brother of his Majesty the King of Prussia, whioh
ceremony is to take place at the Chapel Royal of
St. James, upon Monday, the 25th of January, 1858,
at half-past twelve o'clock.
The illustrious individuals and others composing the
procession, except those who go to Buckingham Palace,
will assemble in the Throne-room at St. James's Palace,
not later than half-past eleven o'clock.
The foreign princes, not forming prat of the prom-
sion will be conducted to their seats tvon the haut pas
of the Chapel Royal by the Master of the Ceremonies on
their arrival. Their attendants will be shown to seats
assigned to them in the chapel.
The bridegroom, on his arrival a% St. James's Palace,
will be conducted to the Presence Chamber, where the
procession of his Royal Highness will be formed, in
readiness to follow that of her Majesty, which will first
enter the chapel.

Upon arrival at St. James's Palace, her Majesty the
Queen will be conducted to the Royal Closet. The
bride, with her father, the Prince Consort, and his
Majesty the King of the Belgians, will be conducted to
the Queen's retiring room.
Her Majesty's procession having been marshalled in
the Throne-room by Garter, Principal King of Arms,
will move through the state apartments, down the state
staircase, to the Chapel Royal, in the following order :

HER MAJESTY'S PROCESSION.
Drums and Trumpets.
Sergeant Trumpeter.
Knight Marshal.
Heralds and Pursuivants of Arms.
Equerry in Waiting to the Queer. Clerk Marshal.
Comptrollerof the Household. Treasurer of the Household.
Keeper of the Privy Purse.
. .

Groom in Waiting to the Loid in Waiting to the
Queen. Queen.
The Lord Steward.

Lord Privy Seal. Lord President of the Council.
Two Sergeants- Lord High Two Sergeants-
at-Arms. Chancellor. at-Arms.

Senior Gentleman Usher Quarterly Waiter.
Gentleman Usher Garter, Principal Gentleman Usher
Daily Waiter King of Arms, of the
and to the carrying Lis Black Rod
Sword of State. Sceptre. bearing his Rod.
The Earl Marshal, bearing his baton.
Her Royal Highness Princess Mary of Cambridge,
her train borne by
Lady Arabelia Sackville West,
and attended by Major Home Purees.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
attended by Colonel Charles Tyrwhitt.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge,
Her train borne by
Lady Geraldine Somerset,
and attended by Baron Knesebeck."
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
Her train borne by
Lady Anna Maria Dawson,
and attended by Colonel Sir George Conger, Bart.
The Vice Cham- The Sword of State, The Lord Cham-
berlain. borne by berlain.
Viscount Palmerston, K.G.,
First Lord of the Treasury.
His Royal Highness His Royal Highness
the Prince Alfred. the Prince of Wales.
THE QUEEN,
. .

His Royal Highness leading His Royal Highness
Prince Leopold. Prince Arthur.
Her Majesty's Train borne by
the Groom of the Robes and Two Pages of Honour.
Fer Her Her
Royal Highness Royal Highness Royal Highness
Princess Louisa. Princess Alice. Princess Helena.
The Master of the Horse. The Mistress of the Robes.

The Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting.
Two Maids of Honour in Waiting.
Bedchamber Woman in Waiting.
The Lady Superintendent.
Captain of the Yeomen
Gold Stick. Captain of the
of the Guard. Gentlemen-at-Arms.
Master of the Buckhounds.
Master of the Household.

Silver Stick in Waiting. Field Officer in Brigade Waiting.
Tutors to their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales

and Prince Alfred.
Six Gentlemen-at-Arms.
Six Yeomen of the Guard to close the Procession.

Upon arriving at the entrance to the chapel the
drums and trumpets will file off. The Gentlemen-at-
Arms will remain outside the chapel door, in the ante
chapel, during the ceremony.

the. Yeomen of the Guard will remain at the foot of
the staircase, in the ante-chapel.
Her Majesty will be conducted to her chair of state
and the Royal Family to the seats prepared for them on
the Haut PRP. The lord who bears the sword of state
will stand on the Queen's right hand, the Mistress of
the Robes near her Majesty, and the several persons
composing the procession will be conducted to the places
appointed for them in the choir.
The Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain,
preceded by the drums and trumpets, will then return to
the Presence Chamber, and the Bridegroom's Procession
having been there formed, will move to the Chapel
Royal in the following order

THE PROCESSION OF THE BRIDEGROOM.
Drum, and Trumpets.
Sergeant Trumpeter.
Master of the Ceremonies.
The Biidegroom's Gentleman of Honour,
between Heralds.
The Prussian Minister with the Members of his Legation.
Vice-Chamberlain of Her Lord Chamberlain of Her
Majesty's Household. Majesty's Household.
THE BRIDEGROOM,
Supported by his Father, his Royal Highness the Prince
of Prussia.
and by his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden,
followed by the
Attendants of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Grand Duke.
Oa reaching the chapel the drums and trumpets will
file off, outside the door, and the procession advancing,
the Bridegroom will be conducted to the seat prepared
for him on the Haut Pas leading to the Altar. His
supporters will ocoupy seats upon the Haut Pas near
his Royal Highness. The officers of the Bridegroom
will stand in the nave of the chapel. The other gentle-
men in attendance will bo conducted to seats. •
The Lord Chamberlain and Vice-Chamberlain, pre-
ceded, as before, by the drums and trumpets, will then
return to the state apartments, to attend the Bride
whose procession having been formed in the Royal Clo-
set will move to the chapel in the following order :
THE PROCESSION OF THE BRIDE.
Drums and Trumpets.
Sergeant Trumpeters.
Officers of Arms. Officers of Arms.
Marquis of Abercorn, K.G.,
Groom of the Stole
to His Royal Highness the Prince Consort.
Vice-Chamberlain of her Lord Chamberlain of her
Majesty's Household. Majesty's Household.
THE BRIDE,
Supported by her father, his Royal Highness
the Prince Consort,
and by
His Majesty the King of the Belgians.
The Train of her Royal Highness, borne by 8 unmarried
Daughters of Dukes, Marquise„ and Earls.
The Lady Susan Pelham The Lady Cecilia Gordon
Clinton. Lennox.
The Lady Emma Stanley. The Lady Katherine Hamil-
ton.
The Lady Susan Murray. TheLadyConstanceVilliers.
The Lady Victoria Noel. The Lady Cecilia Molyneux.
Followed by
The Lord of the Bedchamber, Groom of the Bedcham-
ber, and Equerry in Waiting, the Private Secretary,
and Gentleman Usi.er to his Roya; Highness the Prince
Consort, the Treasurer and Private Secretary to her
Royal Highness the Princess Royal, and the gentlemen
in attendance on his Majesty the King of the Belgians.
On arriving at the Chapel the Bride will be conducted
to her seat in the Chapel, on tEe left side of the Haut
Pas leading to the Altar, near her Majesty's chair of
state, and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort and
his Majesty the King of the Belgians will be conducted
to their seats on the Haut Pas, near the Bride. The
Lord Chamberlain and Vice-Chamberlain will stand near
her Majesty. . . .

As each procession enters the Chapel a March will be
played,
When the Bride has taken her place near the Altar, a
hymn will be sung and the service will commence.
The service will be performed by his Grace the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury ; the Lord Bishop of London,
Dean of her Majesty's Chapels Royal; the Bishop of
Oxford, Lord High Almoner ; the Bishop of Chester,
Clerk of the Closet ; the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean
of Windsor, Domestic Chaplain to the Queen ; and the
Rev. Dr. Wesley, Sub-Dean of her Majesty's Chapels
Royal.
The Bride will be given away by her father the Prince
Consort.
At the conclusion of the service Handel's Hallelujah
Chorus will be sung, and Mendelssobn's Wedding March
will be played as the procession is leaving the chapel.
The procession of the bride and bridegroom will
return to the state apartments in the undermentioned
order :

Officers of Arms.
Gentlemen of Honour to the Bride and Bridegroom.
The Master of the Ceremonies.
The Prussian Minister
accompanied by the Members of his Legation.
Groom of the Stole
to his Royal Highness the Princess Consort.
THE BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM.
The Supporters of their Royal Highnesses on either side.
The Train of the Bride, borne as before.
The remainder of the Suite of his Royal Highness the
Prince Consort.
The Gentlemen in attendance on his Majesty the Xing of
the Belgians, his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia,
and his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden.
Her Majesty's procession will th.n follow to the
presence chamber in the same order in which it
entored the chapa.
Her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness the
Prince Consort, the Bride and Bridegroom, with the
rest of the royal family, the royal guests, and the great
officers of state, will pass on to the throne room.
The foreign Princes and guests who do not take
part in the procession will be conducted to the throne
room by the Master of the Ceremonies.
Finally, the dignitaries of the church having entered
the throne room, the registry of the marriage will be
attested with the usual formalities.
The remainder of the procession will proceed no
further than the presence chamber.
The knights of the several orders present at the
solemnity will wear their respective collars with white
rosettes.

The Ambassadors, Foreign Ministers, Cabinet
Ministers, and other visitors invited to be present In