The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-11-04
THE KING ENTERS
HIS CAPITAL CITY
A Brilliant Royal Progress Through
London's Thronged Streets
and Cheering Crowds.


and Queen Alexandra started on the
Royal progress toward the city shortly
after noon today in somewhat dull
weather The rain, however, kept OF
and the temperature was sufficiently
mild 10 make the day enjoyable. Out
side Buckingham palace a great crowd
had been waiting for hours, watching
the arrivals and departures and the
forming up of the procession. The
brilliancy of the latter was greatly de-
tracted from by the fact that all the
troops were cloaked. The only touch
of color was from the lace pennants of
the Lancers and the brass helmets of
the heavy artillery. The khaki painted
guns of the artillery and a naval gun
of the same hue added to the general
note OF sombreness. The roofs of
houses near the palace and other
points of vantage giving view of the
picturesque panorama in Green park
and the historic Mall were well filed
with spectators, whose cheering an
nounced to the less privileged public
the starting of the state carriage with
their majesties. The procession form
ed up on the outside gate, and had al
containing royal personages and mem
bers Of the household emerged there
from. The veteran Duke Of Cam
bridge, who was in a carriage with
Princess Victoria. came in for slight
cheering, but Lord Roberts and his
staff passed almost unnOticed.
There was somewhat tedious in
terval before the appearance of their
majesties, who drew forth the first
real cheers of the day as they passed
through the rows of blue jackets from
the first class cruiser Terrible, lining
either side of the main entrance to the
palace. The king wore q field marshal S
uniform with the cloak thrown back,
showing his decorations. The queen
had on a straw colored toQue, and a
fur collarette and cloak Both the
king and the queen looked extremely
well, and continuously bowed their ac-
acknowledgements TO the warm welcome
extended to them. The kings escort
of the Life Guards, equerries, etc, was
about the only detachment of the pro-
cession not wearing cloaks, and these
troops made a brilliant display, in
contrast to the general lack of
color pervading the pageant.
Partly in consequence of the length
of the route there was no where a
great crush Of people, with the excep-
tion of open spaces like Trafalgar
Square, where the London County
council presented the king with an ad-
dress of welcome. and where the Boer
generals, Botha Delarey and De Wet,
were prominent among the spectators,
and at the city boundary, Temple Bar,
where the Lord Mayor, sheriffs and
other city officials welcomed his maj
esty and presented him the city's
sword.
At the Mansion house most of the
procession stopped, their majesties
from there being accompanied only by
the sovereign's escort and the Prince
Of Wales, the Duke of Connaught, and
other Princes, to the Guild Hall, where
hey arrived without any extraordinary
incident.
Owing to the kings carriage being
the last, some confusion occurred at
the entrance to the Guild Hall in an
andeayor to empty the carriages on
he way and avoid keeping his majesty
waiting. Several of the princesses
we're rather unceremoniously deposit
ID on the sidewalk, where they tried
o throw their wraps in the carriages,
which were being hustled off down Il
narrow side street, and a confused
mass of policemen, princesses, ladies
n waiting. and such generals as had
line to dismount gathered under the
entrance. When the king ar
lived he looked tired and stepped heav
ly from his carriage. The queen threw
off the wrap which covered her ample
straw colored dress, trimmed with
gold. Her majesty, who looked mar
'elously youthful and well, accepted a
bouquet from the lady mayoress, and
he king shook hands with her. The
procession then started off down a
ong, picturesque row OF beef eaters,
and the equerries and generals strag-
Sled in behind. Among the last was
he Prince of Wales, who was rather
ong in dismounting. He came run
ling up, scarcely recognized, and near
y shut out by the Gordon of policemen
who gathered about the doors.