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crown itself was Of pure white satin. beau
tifuily embroidered In three shades Of gold.
and was ieweled deliberately with pearls
and diamonds.
B~eninnine Of the
The ceremonies commenced with the re-
conservation Of the reeaiia. The profess
sion Of clergy with the regalia then pro-
ceeded from the altar to the annex, an
present standing up and The choir sing
ing. "oh, God. Our Help 10 Ages Past"
Preceding the resaiia came the boys Of
Westminster abbey. followed by the chill
cren Of the chapel royal and the choir In
royal uniforms.
The duke Of connaught took his place
beside the prince Of Wales IN the abbey
as the procession entered, bowling as he
passed the prince.
Tho archbishop OF Canterbury took his
seat In front Of the coronation chair aud
the earl Of Halsbury. the lord high chan
cellor. seated himself BY his side. Sew
eral minutes elapsed, however. before the
king and queen came In sight Of those
gathered about the throne. Suddenly
What Alexandria was shouted by the
boys Of Westminster and the queen, walk
ing slowly to the left OF the throne,
gained her chair and knelt at a silken
prize dieu. her magnificent train Of cloth
-of-gold being lifted out OF her way By six
acariet-coated pages. Two or three
minutes later came the hoarse cry from
Westminster boys OF "Vivat Rex Ed
wardusl" With blasts from trumpets. Yet
there was another wait. what has be-
come OF the kingg" was asked by people
who were shut on from slight Of the nave.
The queen waited patiently. the organ
ceased and then resumed, taere was
another fanfare OF trumpets, another
chorus Of WHAT'S and King Edward APP
peared and walked to his chair IN front
Of the throne, bowling to the queen a. he
past. and then knolt down in prayer.
A~rchblshop Reads Recognition.
After removing bis somewhat unbecom-
ing cap his majesty stood up and the
archbishop OF Canterbury, in a trembling
voice, read the recognition, beginning:
"sirs. / here present unto you King I'D
ward, the u~ndoubted king OF this realm
etc.
Then there was a hoarse shout aud the.
blending Of the choir and the people.
women ana men. In the CRY. "ood save
King Edward" Several times this was
repeated and the abbey rang with loud
fanfares.
Again the king and queen knslt ana the
archbishop OF Canterbury walked to the
altar and commenced the communion.
While the gospel was being read the king
stood erect. supported on each side by
the bishops In their heavily embroidered
eapes. During the singing Of the creed
all the members Of the royal family turned
eastward. Both King Edward and Queen
Alexandra followed the service carefully,
frequently looking at the copies Of the
service which they held IN their hands.
Administration OF the Oath.
The administration Of the oath followed.
Standing byk the kings chair, the arch
bishop asked. Sir. is your majesty willing
to take the oath?' The king answered in
his replies being easily heard high up in
the triform near the roof. Then the ink
stand wac brought and the king signed
the oath. He did not advance to the altar,
but sat in the chair he had occupied since
the service began. While the choir sang
the king remained seated and the queen
stood up.
After the archbishop's- Innointing prayer
q gold canopy was brought over the kings
chair, and HE majesty Idivested himself OF
HE outer robe and Their walked 70 the an
Client chair. While tho choir sang sedockis
anthem. The smoothing ceremony was
scarcely seen owing to the canopy. The
spectators were Just able TO discern the
archbishop Of Canterbury's motions.
After the prayer the king donned the
colobium sindonis. then resumed his seat,
and from the scarlet, silken roll on which
the prayers were printed in large type and
which was held by the dean Of Westminster
the archbishop of Canterbury read the
prayers and delivered the sword to the
king. who did not go TO the altar. the sword
being taken to him by the dean OF West
minister. while his majesty remained stand
ing The armiila and the orb we're then
delivered according to the program.
A~rchBIshop becomes Nervous.
When the king held out his hand for the
ring the archbishop Of Canterbury had dim
Guilty in finding 1t. but finally. with trem-
bling hands. he placed II on the tip OF his
majesty's finger. reading the prayer stimuli
taneously, himself completing the process
OF putting on the ring as be withdrew his
hand. Later the archbishop had similar
dinicuity. owing to near -slghtedness. in
placing the crown upon the kings head. In
fact, the choir started God Save the King
while the archbishop Of Canterbury was
still striving to place the crown or the
rulers head. and a great shout went up
and the electric lights were turned on.
AS the acclamations died away the clang-
ing JOY bells. the polse OF guns and the
shouting Of people outside penetrated into
the abbey. where the king still sat, mo-
tionless. his dazzling crown on his head
and his scepter held firmly In his hand.
Receives the Benediction.
After singing BE Strong ana Play the
Man" and the bible having been presented,
the king advanced and knelt while be re-
eeived the benediction.
He then walked to the great throne.
whsre he stood on the dais for the nrst
time. surrounded By mobiles. The arch
bishop Of Canterbury followed. the king be-
Ing obliged 70 stand while awaiting the ar
rival OF the archbishop. Having placed
the king into his new throne. the arch
bishop knelt and paid homage. the aged
prelate scarcely being able 10 rise until the
king assisted him and himself raised the
aFehbishop's hands from the steps Of the
throne. The archbishop. who seemed to be
in a faint, had to practically be carried IA
the altar. The incident created considers
bic excitement and several p~relates rushed
forward 70 help the prlmate.
Til next person TO Pay homage 70 his
majesty was the prince OF Wales. who