Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14

~taneously, the king himself complet-
ing the process of putting on the
ring as he withdrew his hand. Later,
the archbishop had similar difficulty,
owing TO nearsightedness, in placing
the crown on the kings head. In
fact, the choir started "God Save the
King" while the archbishop of Can
terbury was still striving to place the
crown on the rulers head, and a great
shout went up and the electric lights
were turned on.
JOY Bells and Artillery Saiutes.
AS the acclamations died away the
changing joy-bells, the noise of guns
and the shouting of people outside
penetrated into the abbey, where the
king still sat, m~otionless, his dazzling
crown on his head and his sceptre
held firmly in his hand.
After siI ging BE Strong and Play
the Man." and the Bible having been
presented, the king advanced and
knelt while he received the benedic-
ton.
Before the Great Throne.
He then walked to the great throne,
where he stood on the dais for the
first time, surrounded by mobiles. The
archbishop of Canterbury followed,
the king being obliged to stand while
awaiting the arrival of the archbish-
OPP.
Having placed the king upon his
new throne, the archbishop knelt and
paid homage, the aged prelate scarce
ly being able to rise until the king
assisted him and himself raised the
archbishop's hands from the steps of
the throne. The archbishop =, who
seemed to be in a faint, had to be
practically carried to the altar. The
incident created considerable excite
ment and several prelates rushed for
ward to help the primate.
King and Heir Apparent.
The next person to pay homage to
his majesty was the prince of Wales,
who knelt until King Edward held out
his hands, which he kissed, after
touching the crown as a sign of feal-
ty. The prince of Wales then started
to return to his seat, when the king
drew him back and put his arms
around him and kissed him. After
this the king once more gave the
prince his hand, this time to shake,
and the hearty vigor of King Ed
wards grasp showed that his hand
at any rate had not lost it's strength.
Nobility Swear FeaIty.
The duke of Norfolk, as earl mar
shall, accompanied by representa-
tives of each grade of the nobility,
read the oath beginning: 81, the duke,
earl" etc, do become your liege man
of life and limb" etc. Respective rep
resentatives next touched the crown
and kissed the kings cheek, the duke
of Norfolk being the only peer to
read the oath. This portion of the
service was considerably shortened.
The Queen Enthroned.
The queen then rose and, accom-
panied by her encourage, proceeded
to the altar steps, where, under a pail
of cloth-of-gold, she was quickly
crowned by the archbishop of York,
supported by the bishops, She was
then led to the throne beside that in
which the king sat and her enthroni-
cation was accomplished. The queen
bowed to King Edward and both
walked to the altar and received the
communion, after delivering their
crowns to the lord great chamber
| lain ol11 onnthnr nfHnor onnpirtal IN
hold them. The pages, while their
majesties knelt, still held the queens
magnificent long train with the rest
of the mobiles present kneeling. The
rest of the spectacle was impressive
and vas made more brilliant by the
electric light.
Venerable Archbishop of Canter
bury.
By a great effort the archbishop of
Canterbury was enabled to conclude
the service, and the king and queen
repaired to St. Edwards chapel.
Neither of their majesties returned to
their thrones after the communion,
but remained at the altar. The serv-
ice, which was completed with the
singing of tie deum was brought to
a close without a hitch. The king
exhibited no outward traces of
fatigue.
Departure From the Abbey.
The departure of the king and
queen from the abbey was signaled by
another salute, the massed bands
playing "God Save the King" The en-
tire route of their majesties' return
to the palace was marked byscenes Of
enthusiasm similar to those which
greeted their progress to the abbey,
the more circuitous route through
Clubland and Constitution hill giving
the hundreds of thousands of persons
occupying the stands, windows and
roofs an opportunity of greeting the
new crowned king and his consort be-
fore they re-entered Buckingham pal
ace, which they did in the midst of
remarkable scenes of enthusiasm,
the entire crowd from Constitution
hill ~downwards joining in singing the
national anthem.
Appeared On the Balcony.
Shortly after the return of the king
and queen to the palace it was Of
ficially announced from there that
the king had borne the ceremony well
and that he had suffered in no way
from fatigue, and this was confirmed
by the presence of the king himself
when, in response to the repeated
plaudits of the crowds, his majesty,
accompanied by the queen, appeared
IN the balcony in their robes and
crowns. The faces of both were suf-
fused with smiles as they bowed re-
peatedly their recognition of the
warmth of the applause.
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