The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-24
CORONATION WEEK
COURT RETURNS TO LONDON FROM
WINDSOR.
THE FESTIVITIES COMMENCE.
CROWDS GREET THE KING AND
QUEEN.

Princes Are Now Guests of the
king-ROyaI PersOnages Are Ar
irving by ScOres-Not Until sRtur-
day VIII the Last Gun Be
Fired md the Coronation Ceremo-
MES he Overriding Edward APP
pears 10 BE in His Usual Health,
but walks Heavily.
London June 2S.-King Edward and
Queen Alexandra arrived in London
from Windsor to-day. His Majesty APP
peared to be in his usual health.
With the return of the court to Lon
don from Windsor to-day the festival
of the coronation of King Edward may
be said to have commenced, and each
day until midnight Saturday, when the
last gun of the royal salute will be
fired by the fleet at Spithead. will fur
nish its quota of the attractions which
promise to make the week memora-
BILE. From to-day the special ambas-
sailors, ENJOYS and princes invited to
join in the festivities become the guests
of the King, Throughout the day num-
bers of royal percentages have been ar
irving from the continent. They were
met at the railroad stations by royal
carriages and guards of honor, and
were escorted to the official residences
assigned to them. Consequently plenty
of entertainment was provided for the
crowds of sightseers filling the streets.
A big throng took the opportunity of
greeting the King and Queen on their
entry into the capital and semi-state
progress to Buckingham Palace. Ac-
companied by Prince and Princess
Charles of Denmark, their majesties
reached Paddington at 1890 p. m, and
proceeded in semi-state landaus, drawn
by four horses with postillions, pre-
coded by outriders, and attended by an
escort of the Royal Dragon Guards,
along the route usually followed by the
late Queen Victoria. The thorough
fares were thickly lined with people
and the enthusiasm of the spectators
evidenced their delight at the ocular
proof of the recovery of the King from
his recent indisposition. Rigorous po-
lice precautions were taken at the rail-
road station, but the public managed
to invade the bridges crossing the track
and the arrival of the train was greet
ed with cheers. The King lost no time
in alighting and after chatting with
the railroad officials entered carr
rage He appeared 10 be In his usual
| health. he walked perhaps somewhat
| heavily. but showed few symptoms OF
his illness.
Their Majesties reached Buckingham
Palace shortly before l o'clock. They
received the same hearty welcome from
the thousands of people who congre-
gated in the avenues leading to the
royal residence as greeted them
throughout the entire route from the
station.
A Royal Dinner Party.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
gave a grand dinner party tonight at
Buckingham Palace to seventy royal
personages who practically represented
the sovereigns of all the monarchies of
the world.
The list of their Majesties' guests
was headed by the Czarewiteh of Rus
STA, who arrived in London this even
ing, and included an imposing array
of princes and princesses and all the
members of the British royal family.
Buckingham Palace was beautifully
| decorated and the bands of the Gren-
adler and the Coldstream Guards dis
coursed throughout the evening. The
dinner was followed by a brilliant re-
ception which was attended by the
members of the suites of all the for
eign potentates now in London.
Joseph Chamberlain, colonial secre-
tary and Mrs. Chamberlain, received
the colonial anu OlHeT
guished visitors from Great Britain's
colonies at their London residence this
evening.
a Coronation Rehearsal.
A full and strictly private rehearsal
of the coronation ceremonials to be
held in Westminster Abbey took place
there this afternoon. in which every
body with the exception of the royal
personages and the participants in the
musical and religious features of the
functions, rehearsed their respective
duties. The archbishop of Canterbury,
the Rev. Frederick Temple, and the
lord chancellor the Earl of Halsbury,
were among those who were drilled in
their parts under the SUPPLEMENTARY
of the Duke of Norfolk, and earl mar
shall. The rehearsal lasted for two
hours, and after 1t was over, the music
al service for the coronation was re-
hearsed in full in the church house adj
joining the Abbey.
Crowds in Trafalgar square.
The crowds were so great in Trafal-
gar Square and in the various thor
oughfares leading from this point that
the omnibuses found ii almost impos-
sible to proceed. The congested condi-
ton of traffic above ground was prac-
tically repeated in the various under
ground routes, and the travel re-
sources of the two-penny tube and the
steam underground lines were heavily
taxed. Passengers on these lines had
to wait long before they were able to
board the oyercrowded trains.