The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-21 00:00:00

THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT.

The following is the ceremonial to be observed on
the occasion of the funeral of the lamented Prince
Consort :

On the morning of Monday, December 23, 1861, the re-
mains of Field-Marshal his late Royal Highness the Prince
Consort, husband of the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty,
Duke of Saxony, and Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha,
Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, will be re-
moved from Windsor Castle for interment in the Royal
vault in St. George's Chapel, in the following order, shortly
before 12 o'clock :

A guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards, of which
regiment his late Royal Highness was Colonel, will mount
at the entrance to the State apartments of Windsor Castle.
A mourning coach, drawn by four horses, conveying two
valets and two yagers of his late Royal Highness.
A mourning coach, drawn by four horses, conveying the
four physicians who were in attendance upon his late Royal
Highness.
A mourning coach, drawn by four horses, conveying an
equerry to his late Royal Highness, an equerry to his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales, an equerry to his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and an equerry to her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.
A mourning coach, drawn by four horses, conveying two
Equerries and two Gentlemen Ushers of his late Royal
Highness.
A mourning coach, drawn by four horses, conveying the
Lord and Groom in Waiting to the Queen, the Clerk Mar-
shal, and the Master of the Household.
A mourning coach, drawn by four horses, conveying four
of the supporters of the pall of his late Royal Highness,
viz. :—Major-Gen. Wylde and Col. Francis Seymour, C. 8.,
Grooms of the Bedchamber to his late Royal Highness ;
Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Dudley De Ros, and Major C. T.
Du Plat, Equerries to his laze Royal Highness.
A mourning coach, drawn by four horses, conveying four
of the supporters of the pall of his late Royal Highness—
viz., Lord Waterpark, Lord of the Bedchamber to his late
Royal Highness ; Colonel the Hon. Alex. Nelson Hood,
Clerk Marshal to his late Royal Highness ; Col. the Hon.
Charles B. Phipps, K.C.8., Treasurer to his late Royal
Highness; Major-General the Hon. Charles Grey, Private
Secretary to his late Royal Highness.
A mourning coach, drawn by four horses, conveying the
three Great Officers of her Majesty's Household, the Lord
Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, and the Master of the
Horse.

A carriage of the Qu,'en's Most Excellent Majesty,
drawn by six horses, the servants in State liveries, convey-
ing the Crown of his late Royal Highness, borne by the
Earl Spencer, Groom of the St:;le to his late Royal High-
ness ; and the baton, sword, and hat of his late Royal
Highness, borne by Lord George Lennox, Lord of the Bed-
chamber to his late Royal Highness.
THE HEARSE,

Drawn by six horses, attended by an escort of the Life

Guards,

A carriage of the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, drawn
by six horses; the servants in State liveries.

A carriage of his Royal Higlness the Prince of Wales,
drawn by six horses ; the servants in State liveries.
A carriage of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
drawn by six horses ; the servants in State liveries.

A carriage of her itoyal Highness the Duchess of Cam-
bridge, drawn by six horses ; the servants in State liveries.
The line of procession will be kept by the Scots Fusilier
Guards.

At half-past 11 o'clock those who have had the honour
to receive the Queen's commands to attend the ceremony,
but who do not take part in the procession, will be admitted
to St. George's Chapel, by Wolsey's Hall, and will be at
once conducted to seats in the Choir.

At 12 o'clock the Royal Family and other Royal person-
ages will assemble in the Chapter Room of St. George's
Chapel, from which they will be conducted to their places
in the procession by the Lord Chamberlain, assisted by the
Vice-Chamberlain.

The remainder of those appointed to form part of the
procession within the Chapel, having previously assembled
in Wolsey's Hall, will take their places, and upon the arri-
val of the body at the South Porch the procession will be
formed in the Nave, and move up the Choir in the follow-
ing order :
Valets of his late Royal Highness.
Yagers of his late Royal Highness.

Physicians who were in attendance upon his late Royal
Highness.
Chaplains to his late Royal Highness.

The Representatives of absent Foreign Royal Personages.
The Controller and Equerry to her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Cambridge.

The Equerry to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
The Equerry to his Royal Highness the Prince of Welts,
The Equerries to his late Royal Highness.
The Master of the Household to the Queen.
The Equerry in Waiting to the Queen.
The Groom in Waiting to the Queen.
The Lord in Waiting to the Queen.
The Lord Steward. The Master of the Horse.
The Choir of Windsor.
The Canons of Windsor.
The Dean of Windsor.
THE BATON, SWORD, AND HAT

Of his late Royal Ii ighness, borne upon a Black Velvet
Cushion, by Lord George Lennox, Lord of the
Bedchamber to his late Royal Highness.
THE CROWN

Of his late Royal Highness borne upon a Black Velvet

Stole to his late Royal Highness.
The Controller in the Lord The Vice-Chamberlain cf
Chamber'ain's Depart- Her Majesty's Household.
ment.

The Lord Chamberlain
of her Majesty's Household.

SUPPORTERS OF THE
PALL.
Colonel the Hon. Sir
C. Phipps, K. C. 8.,
Treasurer to his
late Royal High-
ness.
General the Hon. C.
Grey, Private Sec
retary to his late
Royal Highness.
Major-Gen. Wylde,
Groom of the Bed-
chamber to his late
Royal Highness.
Colonel Francis Sey-
mour, C 8., Groom
of the Bedchamber
to his late Royal
Highness.

SUPPORTERS OP THE
PALL.
Lord Waterpark, Lord
of the Bedcham-
ber to his late
Royal Highness.
Colonel the Hon. A.
N. Hood, Clerk-
Marshal to his late
Royal Hight ess.
Lieutenant-Col. Hon.
Dudley De Ros,
Equerry to his late
Royal Highness.
Major C. T. Du Plat,
Equerry to his late
Royal Highness.

Garter King of Arms.
THE CHIEF MOURNER,

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES,
supported by
His Royal Highnesss Prince Arthur,
and by

His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha,
and attended by
Major-General the Hon. R. Bruce.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia.
His Royal Highness the Duke de Brabant.
His Royal Highness the Count de Flandres.
His Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours.
His Grand Ducal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse.
His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar.
His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen.
Count Gleichen.
His Highness the A.I& harajah Dhuleep Singh.
Equerry Governor
To his Royal Highness to his Royal Highness
the Prince of .Wales. Prince Arthur.
Equerry to his Royal llighness the Duke of Cambridge.
Gentlemen in Waiting on his Royal Highness the Duke of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and upon his Grand
Du,_;al Highness Prince Louis of Hesse.

Upon arrival within the choir the baron and cushion and
the crown and cushion will be placed upon the coffin. His
Royal Highness, the chief mourner, will stand at the head
of the corpse, with his Royal Highness Prince Arthur and
his Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
on either side. The other Ro) al personages will stand be-
hind his Royal Highness the chief mourner, and their at-
tendants near them,

The supporters of the pall will be on either side of the
coffin.

The Lord Chamberlain will stand at the foot of the coffin,
The rest of the procession, having previously advanced
towards the centre of the choir, will enter the pews on
either side of the chapel.

The opening sentences of the burial service will be sung
by the choir while the procession moves up the nave.
• The first part of the service and the Anthem (Martin
Luther's hymn) having been performed, the corpse will be
lowered into the royal vault, and the Dean will conclude the
burial service, upon which l arter King of Arms will pro-
claim the style of his late Royal Highness.

After which the Royal family and other royal personages
will be cor.ducted out of tha chapel, and the others compos-
ing the procession will retire, while the Dead March in Saul
will be played.

A guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards (of which
regiment his late Royal ilighnts ; was colonel) will mount
during the ceremony at the entrance of St. Gcorge's Chapel.

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