The Benton weekly record., 1882-05-18

ROYAL NyTPTTALs.
Marriage OF the Qyeen,< Young
est Son o the Princess TzeIen.


The marriage Of Prince Leopold to Prin-
cess Helen Of .WalIeck was solemnizell in
St. Georges Chapel, Windsor, April 27th.
4 large number Of persons gathered 1T the
PadAington station in Tie forenoon to see
the departure Of the wedding guests.
Windsor was gayIy decorated with flags
and bunting III honor Of the event. The
shops were closed ;n0 the town was crowd
ed with visitors. Salates We1e fired Inr-
ing The day. The war ships at Portsmouth,
and at other places were decorated with
flags. The weather was fine. The mar
riage ceremony, which was conducted with
great pomp, waa concluded soon after ] p,
u. The Archbishop of Canterbury was
the chief officiating clergyman.
The Archbishop was assisted by the
Bishops Of Iallss.s, 0xsaee44 Worcester,
and Winchester, and the Dean oil Windsor
The Queens arrival at the Chapel was an
not1ncel by \ flourish Of rrnmpeta. Her
Majesty wore The insignia Of Prince Leo
pold and the koI4rinoor diamofaI. Prince
Leopold, who has not entirely recovered
from The effects Of his recent accident
walked to the altar with the aid Of Il cane.
The Princess Helen was given away by
her father. AT the conclusion Of the cpre-
mony Prince Leopold kissed the bride, and
the Queen kissed the newly married couple
and llle father antl mother of the Princess.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke of
Connmght acted as best men for Prince
Leopold. The bridesmaids were: Lady
Ernlyntrude Russell, youngest daughter
of the Duke and Duchess Of Bedford :.
Lady Mary Campbell, sixth daughter OF
the Duke Of Argyll; Lady Alexandrina
Louisa Maud Vane- Tempest, only dangh-
ter of the Marquis and MarcIioness Of
Londerry Lady Florence Beatrice Anson,
eldest daughter Of The Earl and Countess
of Maytiel0; Lady Anne Catharine Sybil
Lindsay, sister OF the Earl Of Crawford
and BaIearres; Lady Florence Mary
Rootle-Wilbrahan1, second daughter Of the
Earl and Countess Of Lathom Lady Feo-
dore YorEe and Lady Blanche Butler.
The royal processton from the Castle
gate 70 Sc. George 5 Chapel consisted OF
twelve carriages. The first six contained
lords, ladies, ant! gentlemen i'll attendance
tr the various exalted persons. III the
seventh carriage were Prince Edward Of
Sake Weimar, Prince Benthtim, and the
Duke and Duchess Of Teck; in the eighth
were the Prince and Princess Philip of
saxe-C -Coburg GotLla, Duke of Cambridge
ami Princess Louise, wife Of the Marquis
II Lorne; III tie ninth rode The Prince
and Princess Christian ana The Duke and
Duchess Of Connanght; in the tenth the
Duke and Duchess Of EAinburgh and the
Duke aud Duchess of ALecklenburg .Strel-
itz. The eleventh carriage bore the I'rin-
tess Of Wales aud her daughter, and the
twelfth contained The Prince and Princess
of NTalaecb- Pyrmont and The Queen of
the Netherlands.
Three other professions followed the
first TO the Chapel. In one was The Queen
accompanied by Princess Beatrice, il The
royal carriage, which was preceded by
three carriages containing members Of tIp
caurt. lii another Was Prince Leopold
accompanied By the Prince Of Wales and
the Grand Duke Of Hesse, preceded by at
and members oftheif households.
The third and last professions was for Prin-
cess Helena, who was accompanied hF her
father and tte King of the Netherlands.
Before the caf1iaSe ii which they rode
we're others containing llignitafies Of the
German, and Dutch courts.
these professions passed through the pfin-
cipal parts Of the Castle and some of The.
streets of Windsor en- route to the Chapel.
andwere Witnessed bY large crowds of.
people.
The decorations in and arouf1d. the chap
e we're rich and elaborate. The chapel
was filled with very brilliant Assem- blage
Of invited guests. II The center Of the
chapel the seats had been reno and up
The open space The bridal processioil moved
to the music of i march.
The lnarriage ceremony then taok place.
Atits conclusion the eortege was gain
formed and returned ID tile Castle with.
tie bride and brid degroo VI IL tie heal. The