The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
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The Duke of Norfolk as earl marshal
accompanied by representatives of each
grade of the nobility read the oath begin
ming, II, duke or earl, etc., do become
respective representatives 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 Is Crowned.
: The queen then rose, and accompanied
by her encourage, proceeded to the altar
steps, where, under a roll of cloth gold
she was quickly crowned by the Arch
bishop Of York, supported by the bishops.
She was then led to the throne beside
that in which the king sat and her en-
thronization was accomplished. The
walked to the altar and received the com
munion, after delivering their crowns to
the lord great chamberlain and another Of
1cer appointed to hold them. The pages,
while their majesties knelt, still held the
queens magnificent long train with the
rest Of the mobiles present skneeling. The
rest Of the spectacle was impressive and
was made more brilliant by the electric
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By great effort the Archbishop Of Can
terbury was enabled to conclude the serv-
ice and the king and queen repaired to
Saint Eduard's chapel Neither Of their
majesties returned to- their thrones after
the communion but remained at the altar
The service, which was completed with
the singing of the Te Deum, was brought
| to a close without hitch. The king ex-
| hibited no outward traces Of fatigue.
The King Not Fat1gued.
from the abbey was signaled by another
salute, the mased bands playing God
| Save the King
The entire route OF their majesties' re-
| turn to the palace was marked by scenes
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 before they re-entered Bucking
ham palace, which they did in the midst
Of scenes of remarka Bile enthusiasm the
entire crowd from Constitution hill down.
wards Joining in singing the national an
| them. -
Shortly after it was officially announced
that the king had borne the ceremony well
| andSthat 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 on the balcony in their
robes and crowns. The faces Of both
were suffused with smiles as they bowed
repeatedly. .s,7.-.z...- .e.., III. ,.-.-,...,.
The Nations Chastened Mood
London, Aug 9.-The Times editorially
dwells upon the changed feelings and the
nations attitude arising from the post
ponement Of the ceremony ana the sym
pathy of the people during the kings i'll
ness. 1t says that If the coronation ha6
been celebrated in June it would have
been accompanied by sentiment akir
to that attending the pageant. Of Vic.
toria's diamond jubilee, a sentiment full
; of national JOY and lofty imperial pride
; There is now a chestened mood. In any
event the coronation of Edward VII will
stand forth in history not only because
of the. splendid pageant, rich In the sym
;. bolism of more than a thousand years
z but still more because 1t will record ant
consecrate a period of trial. disappoint
ment and suspense, now happil,
terminated but nevertheless un
, precedented IN the long story Of th1
! British people and Its king.