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a black bonnet trimmed with white, and
carried q white sunshade.
At the foot Of the stairway Her Majesty
paused for a minute, and touched an
electric button connected with all the tele-
graphic systems throughout . the British
Empire, and it flashed around the world
the message sent by the Queen to her sub
jects. 1t read:
"From my heart, + thank my beloved
people. May God bless them"
Her Majesty then slowly seated herself in
her carriage, the royal trumpeters sounded
q fanfare, the Princess Of Wales Joined the
Queen, and then the Princess Christian Of
Schles wig-Holstein joined the party. Both
the Princesses seated themselves opposite
Her Majesty, and at 11.12 the Queens coach
started. Two gillies in Highland costume,
wearing the tartan Of Macdonald of the
Isles, the so-called Crown Prince Of Scot
land, occupied the rumble.
As the Queen drove under the archway,
punctualto the second, the cannon shot Of
the royal salute was fired and announced
to the waiting millions that her Majesty
was on her way through London. The
Queen met with q most enthusiastic recep-
tion, and as soon as she emerged from the
palace gates she began bowling right and
left to the cheering Of her people.
The crowdb began to show more eager in
terest in the approaching vehicles, as the
| Queen approached. Eleven road landaus,
each drawn by four horses, bore the visit
ing Princesses and women Of the court. In
the last were Empress Frederick of Ger
many, Crown Prince of Naples, Princess
Louise and Duke OF Coburg. Two senior
equerries rode by the carriage Of the EN-
press Frederick. AS the familiar faces
passed many and loud were the greetings.
The colonial escort came next, drawn
from all the colonies, the Canadians repre-
senting almost all the provinces, among
them Captain Fleming and Sergeants JOS
lin, Leblond, Hodgins, Davis King. Din
man, Creighton and BertselinSer.
The foreign naval and military attaches
were next, including Major General Miles,
Lieutenant Colwell, United States Naval
Attache, and Major Ludlow, formerly
United States Military Attache. The Ameri-
ans wore modest uniforms, but attracted
q great deal Of attention.
Then the first part of the Sovereign's es-
cort rode into view, the Second Life Guards.
They were succeeded by the escort Of Brit
ish and Foreign Princes. Next came the
guard OF honor, twenty-five officers Of ma
tive Indian cavalry corps. men CT fine
physique, picturesque uniforms and strange
faiths; then Jat Sikhs, Brahmin' Sikhs,
Mussulman Pathans, Hindustani Mussul-
| ulSiuS, Illuuu UaIS, mQSSululdn 4ldbldpQGS,
Punjabi Mussulmans and plain Mussul-
Mans. Then the Queen at last.
Cheers broke forth that seemed to shake
the ground, renewed again and again, as
Her Majesty's carriage approached. The
famous eight Hanoverian creams, the last
pair standing 49, hands, drew hercarriage.
Beside her was seated the Princess Of
Wales, with H. r. H. Princess Christian
opposite. On the left rode the Duke OF
Cambridge; on the right the Prince Of
Wales, who was followed by the Duke OF
Connaught, the general officer command
ing.
The procession closed with a group OF
officials, followed by part OF the Second
Life Guards, the Royal Irish ~Consta5ulary
and a squadron Of the Royal Horse Guards.
AS the procession passed through the
city a cordial reception was accorded to
Whitelaw Reid, the special representative
OF the United States. OF all the glittering
throng that passed along he alone wore
the ordinary clothes of everyday life, and
in black frocS coat and tall silk hat he
was a very noticeable feature Of the pro-
cession. Again and again he was forced
by voclferous cheering to bow right and
left.
The great bells OF St. Paul's broke out in
Joyous chorus as the Queens carriage
started from Temple Bar, and only ceased
as Her Majesty's carriage stopped In front
Of the steps OF the City Cathedral, which
she entered to attend the services.
The "amsps' in the service were accom-
panied by the blast of horns n the roll OF
drums, and when they we're ended the
Archbishop OF Canterbury called for "Three
cheers for Queen Victorial" and all present
arose and gave nine cheers for Her Ma esty.