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Doctors Of Opinion that He Would Not
Survive Another disappointment.
HAUNTED BY supERS1ITloUs FEARS
None but His Immediate Family and Most
Intimate Friends See Him.
ILLNESS HAS REcoNcILEO ROYAL PAIR
oueen Constantly with Her Hus-
band and Takes PersOnal
Charge of ARairs on
Yacht.
BURSTS INTO RAGE At SUGGESTION

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IoNDoN. Aug 2.-CNew York worlS Ca
bIeRram-special Telegram.)-King Edward
is armly resolved to be crowned next Sat
urday even II he has to be borne up west
minister Abbey in litter.
When he heard that the duke OF Norfolk
had issued new invitations to the abbey
undated the king was extremely annoyed
and sent a message to the duke directing
that all preparations be completed imme-
Aiatelv. as the ceremonial certainly would
take place this time.
The duke of Norfolk has been in constant
direct communication with the queen and
the ofhcials OF the royal yacht, and II ne
thought Il desirable to omit the date from
the invitation cards it can be realized now
we'll founded is the public uncertainty
The desire to get the coronation over
with has grown TO be perfect monomanla
with the royal invalid 1t is related that
the other day his friend. the Marquis de
Several, let fall an expression which
seemed to imply that the coronation date
a not absolutely certain, whereupon the
king burst into a rage that caused the doc
tors no little alarm. Everyone about the
yacht humors him as II he were child and
always assumes that the coronation on Au-
gust 9 is as good as accomplished.
The king himself is making all his en-
raRements for the fall on that basis. II
anything should happen now to defer the
crowning again the doctors say that they
could not be answerable for his life, that
the king is making good progress, but his
attempts to walk at this stage OF convaies-
.eree undoubtedly are risky. 1t is not be-
lieved that in any case he can walk up the
abbey with his heavy robes. An invalid
tu1x ha
purpose.
King IL SuperstitiOus.
Undoubtedly the kings anxiety to be
crowned is largely due to superstition. He
seems to have been beset with evil omens
before his breakdown.
The World correspondent learns that
when the king arrived from Aldershot and
windsor castle the royal standard could
not be got above half mast. 1t stuck there
and could not be hoisted. Finally the Union
Jack was hoisted In its stead, which went
up quite easily because the halyards ex-
Rctly fitted the blocks.
Tbs incident has been depressing the
kings mind ever since, and his doctors say
no treatment can do any lasting good unless
ne gets the coronation OF his mind. They
proposed that he should be crowned pri-
vately, but the lord chancellor. the arch
bishop Of Canterbury and the law officers
agreed after consultation that a private
coronation would have no legal effect
Although there have been many callers
at the royal yacht. the king saw nobody
until within the last three days outside Of
the royal family and Several. The king of
the Belgians was only received by the
queen. When on last Saturday 1t was nee
essary for the privy council to assemble
aboard the yacht to sign the coronation
proclamation the two passengers selected
were his particular friends, the duke OF
Devonshire and Lord James, because the
king was 90 afraid that comparative strang-
ers might talk about his appearance and
helpless condition.
Despite everything the doctors say, there
is q rooted belief in court circles that the
king is not through with his disease. 1t is
current talk in those quarters that per-
haps he will be better able to stand the
ceremony next Saturday than six months
hence.
King and Queen RecOnciled.
There is one point on which the World
correspondent has the most positive in
formation. and that is as to the complete
reconciliation between the king and the
queen. II appears that when the surgical
operation was about to be performed
terview with the queen and at his request
she held his hand when he was being put
under the influence OF chloroform. in order
to crafty his expressed wish that her face
might be the last he saw II the operation
proved fatal. When he was recovering
consciousness the queen was again brought
to his side and he looked gratefully at her.
Since then the queen has taken entire con-
troll OF everything concerning him. But
whether other influences will re-assert
themselves later on remains to be seen.
London 10 preparing for the coronation
IN a very half-hearted fashion. The faded
decorations are being put up again, but
although the route OF the procession is not
two miles long. there is practically no de-
mand for seats. Five out OF every siS
houses in the fashionable part of the West
End are closed. although It is said that the
owners will return in large numbers Peers
and peereses with town mansions are en-
gaging rooms at the leading hotels for Au
gust and 9. There will be a general ex.
odus on the following Sunday Half pay
ofieers are being offered invitations 10 tn,
abbey in order 10 hll It up. The whole as.
pect Of AFFAIRS presents a painful eontras
20 the delirious excitement originally pre-
dicted for this great ceremonial
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