The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-25
THE QUEENS JUBILEE.
An Imposing Ceremonial In The City OF Lon
DON

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physician that she was not fatigued by
yesterdays ceremonies.
Already at this hour, in the great
quadrangle of the palace, there were
many signs of the coming ceremonial.
Gorgeously attired servants gathered
near the scarlet carpeted staircase, which
was lined with rare flowers, while the
strains of the national anthem as a
hand passed the palace announced that
the colonial procession had started. At
The same time the special ENJOYS who
were to take part in the procession be-
gan arriving in the great quadrangle.
United States special envoy, Hon.
Whitelaw Reid, was the first to appear
He drove in, accompanied by one of
the royal equerries, the latter being all
gold, scarlet and feathers, while Mr..
Reid was quietly attired, wearing an
Inverness coat, an opera hat and q
white tie. He drove up to the great
door of the palace, where he was
saluted in passing by dozen men in
gold, and was escorted to the waiting
room by the master Of ceremonies, Hon.
Sir William James Colville.
A minute or SO later Gen. Nelson A .
Miles, representing the United States
army, rode up on a splendid horse and
in full uniform. He fingered for a mo-
ment there without any one attending
to him and then rode out. After leav-
ing the quadrangle, Gen. Miles took his
place in the procession with the naval
and military attaches. In alphabetical
order, beginning with Austria and end
ing with the United States, Gen.
Miles, representing the United States
army, rode with Gen. Lagren, repre-
senting the President of France, M.
Faure these officers bringing up the
rear of the portion of the procession
formed by the military attaches.
BY 1920 a. III. the onvoys' carriages
were filled and took up their position
in the centre of the quadrangle. Shortly
afterwards the Queens superb coach
arrived and it had hardly come to a
standstill when the landaus with the
ladies and lords in waiting and the
princesses were in their allotted posi-
tions. All the ladies wore light toilettes
of \blue, green, lilac and pink, the
latest Partisan dainties. The envoys'
landaus started. The princes next
mounted their horses and ranged
themselves in groups of threes.
IL. II. 10 a. m. hustle on the main
staircase ann unced the coming of her
majesty Queen Victoria slowly de-
scended the stairs, assisted by scarlet
clad and white turbaned Indian at
tendant. She was dressed in black,
wore black bonnet trimmed with
white, and carried white sun-shade.
At the foot of the stairway her majes
ty paused for minute and touched an
electric button connected with all the
telegraphic systems throughout the
British Empire, and it flashed around
the world the message: "From my
heart, l thank my beloved people
May God bless them,"
Her majesty then slowly seated her
self in her carriage, royal trumpeters
sounded a fanfare, the Princess of
Wales joined the Queen, and then the
Princess Christian of Schleswig- Hois-
tein joined the party.
The procession was the most brilliant
affair of its kind ever witnessed in Lon
don and represented all the nations
over which her majesty rules. Every
where the Queen was received with
the widest enthusiasm.
At Temple Bar, the Lord Mayor ard
city officials received her majesty. Ap-
her carriage, his lordship,
with all due obeisance, presented the
pearl hilt of the cit. IS sword which was
This was the ancient cere-
mony of dutiful submission. The
Queen lightly touched it, thus returning
TITO the Lord Mayor in token that his
was graciously accepted
by mis- sovereign. Her majesty then
the Lord Mayor aud
sheriHs to proceed. The sherili' i'''k
their places with the aldermen ,ndron-
Immediately after tile field
The Lord Mayor rode bare
headed immediately before the first
part of the, sovereign's escort of Life
ann the procession moved to-