The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-15
KING OPENS
PARLIAMENT
Spectacle the Most Brilliant
in Many Years.
QUEEN ALONE
WEARS CROWN
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Royal Speech Mentions South
African War.

London, Feb. 1.-THE first parIia-
ment of the reign of King Edward VII
was opened this afternoon by the king
in person. His majesty was accom-
panied by Queen Alexandra, the Duke
of Connaught and many others Of the
royal family.
The last state ceremony Of the kind
occurred in 1861, when queen Victoria
opened parliament, accompanied by the
prince cOnSOrt, and since the death OF
the latter nothing equal to tOday'5
pOmp has been witnessed in London IN
connection with the opening Of the leg
islature Not since the wedding of the
then Prince of Wales and Princess
Alexandra. has the gorgeous state coach
used today been seen in the streets OF
the capital.
In this coach today the king and
queen rode from Buckingham palace
to the palace of Westminster.
The route of the royal party, which
lay through the Mall, the horse guards
parade. Whitehall and parliament was
guarded by $4,000 soldiers. Thousands
of Londoners packed st. James park.
bOrdered the route Oc the procession
and filled windows, stands and roofs.
Parade is Spectacular.
uIar The royal coach, drawn by eight
famous cream colOred HanOverians,
with postilliOns in red and gold liver
les, and fOotmen leading the horses,
which were covered with trappingS OF
Morocco and gilt, was preceded and
followed by life guards in fun uniform,
with silver breastplateS and red plumed
/ helmets, and a small escort Of gentle
men-at-arms in historic costumes i'm
metiiately surrounded the vehicle.
Five carriages of state containing
uniformed officials ard ladies of the
/ household, each drawn by six horses
with pOStilliOns and OutriderS led the
procession. Next came the massive
state chariot, the occupants of which
could be plainly seen through the plate
glass windows, the king, who was in
full uniform, saluting constantly and
the queen bowling on all sides.
The procession moved through a sea
Of heads and a continuous glitter of
red and gilt. The spectators were
thickest around buckingham palace,
pressing against the iron fence for
hours before the procession started.
In the meantime the horse guards
arrived and formed in line from the
J palace entrance to the principal gate.
! The members of the royal family in
Guiding the Duke and Duchess of Con-
naugflt, the Duchess OF Cornwall and
York, the Duchess of Argyll, the Duke
I of Cambridge, Princess Henry Of Hal
tenburg and Prince and Princess
Christian of Schleswig-H Olstein drove
4 out in plain two-horse coaches, with
two footmen in scarlet clOaks in the
house half before the procession
4 formed. When the six-horse coaches
carrying the household appeared, the
/ horse guards mounted bands struck up
4 God Save the King" the people un
/ covered. the state coach rolled out of
/ the archWay in the center of the pal
+ ace and was greeted with a roar of
f cheering.
+ The yeomen gentlemen of the guard
With haIberds. followed. The horse
f guards took uD positions in front and
Z behind the state coach.
Transvaal Veterans in Line.
/ The heroes of the crowd were tha
members of Strathcona's horse, who
are just back from South Africa, and
+ who came in several four-hOrse brakes
/ carrying carbines and wearing infor-
nal. SLOUGH hats and khaki Overcoats
They aiighted in front of the palace
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