The morning call., 1893-07-06
WEDDING OF YORK
Queen Victoria Arrives in
London.
KNIGHT OF THE THISTLE.
The Scottish Order Conferred on the
Royal Duke-fiis Physician
Made a Baronet.
KNIGHT OF THE THISTLE.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

OF alten ding the marriage OF Inc OuAe VI
York and the Princess May. which takes
place at half past y o'clock tomorrow IN
the Chapel Royal. ST. James place. The
Duke Of York was to-day made Knight of
the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order
of the Thistle, by the Queen. DR.. William
II. Broadbeut. the physician who attended
The Duke during his attack OF typhoid
fever. also came in for recognition by her
Majesty, who created him Baronet.
The wedding ceremony is to be carried
out in "semi-state." That means that
levee dress will be worn by the court and
that ordinary peTs0nages attending will
appear in morning dress, except those in
vited by the Queen, who will also wear
levee dress. the ladies appearing in ordi-
nary visiting dress. with bOnnetS. The
Archbishop of Canterbury is to officiate,
assisted by Mr.. Sheppard, sub-dean of the
Chapel Royal The arrangements at ST.
James Chapel are practically identical
with those observed in the same chapel OIL
the occasion of the wedding of tile Princess
Royal of England to the Crown Prince #
Prussia, the late Emperor Frederick. All
the old pews OF the choir in the chapel, as
well as the altar-rals, have been taken
Y.
altar raised platform on level with
the steps of the altar. on either side
of which are rows OF chairs for the
seating of the lady members of the royal
family. There is sufficient space on the
platform 10 accommodate the Queen, the
bride and bridegroom, the best man, the
bridesmaids, the giver-away of the bride
aud a uumber of royal personages. The
Queens pew and galleries are also to be-
utilized.
The Duke of York and his BRIDE will
drive frnm Buckingham Palace to St.
James Palace by Constitution Hill, Pic
cadilly, and ST. James street to Colour
court. The Queens procession will pass
along the Mall, st. James Park. After
the procession and the subsequent we'd
ding breakfast at Buckingham Palace the
newly welded pair will proceed by special
train to Stndringham and VIII take up
their residence at the house which the
Prince Of Wales has had erected. The
name Of the house in future will be York
Cottage, instead of Bachelor Cottage.
The Chapel Royal, St. James, is COM
parauvtly Unknown to even the majority
of Londoners, and the reason of this ob-
scurity is rot far to seek. for the chapel is
very small. not seating more than between
two and three hundred. and the greater
number of seats a. the various services are
reserved for peers on the one hand and
members of the Commons on the other,
and to the few remaining sittings the ad-
mission is by ticket obtained from the dean
or the sub dean of the Chapel Royal.
Proceeding down ST. James street from
Piccadilly the red-b brick turrets aud gate
house of ST. James Palace seem to close
in the eud of the street, and it is
directly to the right hand, or westward,
of the gateway that the Royal Chapel
lies. The turrets and gatehouse were built
by HenIy VIII, and with the adjoining
Chapel Royal occupying the site of an an
cent leper hospi a., a fact which recalls
the times when leprosy was as common in
England as it is in Scandinavia at the pres
ent day. Passing through The archway OF
the gatehouse the quadrangle, or 'co!or
court" is entered. and the principal en-
trance to the chapel lies on the right-hand
side of this court. The Chapel Royal it.
self is oblOng in plan and quite plain. the
only noticeable object being. perhaps, the
ceiling. which is divided into small
painted squares, the design having been
executed by Hans Holbein. The Royal
Gallery is at the west end. and faces the
communion table. In spite of many al
terations, this is the same chapel in which
Evelyn so often anxiously marked
the conduct of King Charles and of his
brother, the Duke of York. at the cele-
bration of the holy communion. The
massive communion plate and offertory
basin IN use to-day are the same as were
used in the days of the last Stuart soy-
ereign. The principal service of the week
at the Chapel Royal is on Sundays al the
fashionable hour OF noon. and it is always
largely attended by members Of both
Lords and Commons and other members of
the aristocracy when in town for the Lon
don season.
George III, when in town. used to attend
the services in this chapel very perSever-
ingly, nobleman carrying the sword of
stale before him. and heralds, pursuivants-
alarms and other officials walking in the
procession; but it is to be feared that not
all the frequenters of the Chapel Royal
came 10 attend its services with very devOut
hearts, as we are told that one Sunday
morning the Dowager Duchess of Rich-
mond came here with her daughter. and,
being late, they were unable TO find places.
After looking about for some time, and see
ing the case was hopeless, the Duchess
turned to her daughter and said. Come
away, Louisa; at any rate. we have
done the civil thing" The great Duke
o. Wellington. during the last twenty or
thirty years cf his life. was very constant
attendant here, and was upon one ocea-
sion mulcted in the spur money" fine
levied by the choristers upon all who en-
tered the chapel with spurs on, upon the
condition, however, that the youngest
chorister could repeat his gamut correctly.
The Duke, who, by the way, was all excel
lent musician. entered the Royal Chapel,
booted and spurred, and was promptly
called upon for the fine. His Grace. how
ever. called upon The youngest chorister to
repeat his gamut, and. on the boy falling
to do SO correctly, the fine was no longer
demanded
Prince George of Denmark and the
Princess Anne; Frederick, Prince of
Wales. and the daughter IF the Duke OF
Saxe-Coburg; George " and Queen Caro-
line; Queen Victoria and Prince Albert,
and the Princess Royal and the Crown