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ty's finger. reading the prayer stimuli
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. An
fact. the choir started God save the
King while the archbishop % Can
terbury was still striving to place the
crown on the rulers head. and a rre.,
shout went up and the electric lights
were turned on
Joy Bells and ARTILLERY saI.tes.
As the aeclamations died away the
changing ioy-bells. the noise Of guns
and the shouting of people outside
penetrated into the abbey. where the
king still sat. motionless. his dazzling
crown on his head and his sceptre
held firmly in his hand
After sir ging BE Strong and Play
the Man. and the Bible having been
presented. the king advanced and
knelt while he received the benedic-
tion.
Before the Great Threse.
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 arehbish-
op.
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 . faint. had 20 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 Appsrest-
The next person TO pay homage 70
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-
~. 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 I'd
wards grasp showed that his hand
at any rate had not lost its strength
Mobility swear fealty.
The duke of Norfolk. as earl mar
shal. accompanied by representa-
tives of each grade of the nobility,
read the oath beginning: Il. the duke,
earl" etc do become your li~ge man
of life and limb" etc Respective rrp-
reseniatives 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 shorteied.
The Queen Entkrss~d-
The queen then rose and. accom-
panied BY her entourage. proce-,ie,i
TO the altar steps. where. under a pail
Of eloih-of-gold. she was quickly
crowned by the archbishop Of York
supported BY the bishops Sh- was
then led to the throne b~Side that in
which the king sat and her enthroni-
xation was accomplished The queen
bowed 10 King Edward and both
walked 10 the altar and received the
communion. after delivering their
crowns to the lord great CHAMBER
lain and another officer appointed 20
hold them The pages. while their
majesties knelt. StiIl held the queens
magnificent long train with the res,
Of the MOBILES present kneeiing- The
rest Of the spectacle was impressive
and was made more brilliant by the
electric light
Venerable Archbishop of Csstsr-
By n great effort the archbishop Of
Canterbury was enabled to conclude
the service. and the king and queen
repaired 10 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 te deum was brought 10
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
I playing God Save the King" The en-
tire route of their majesties' return
/ to the palace was marked by scenes OF
enthusiasm similar to those which
greeted their progress 20 the abbey,
the more eircuitous 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 r--entered Buckingham pal
ace. which they did in the midst of
remarkable scenes of enthusiasm
the entire crowd from Constitution
hill doxnwards joining in singing the
national anthem
Appeared On the Balcony
Shortly after the return of the king
and queen to the palace il was of
fieiaIly 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 tie presence of the king himself
when, in response to the repeated
plaudits Of the crowds. his majesty,
accompanied by the queen. appeared
on 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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