The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-10
Edward and Alexandra
Crowned at the
Abbey.
Continued from First Page.)

AS the acclamations died away the
changing of the joy bells, the noise OF
guns and the shouting of the people out
side penetrated into the Abbey, where
the King still sat- motionless, his daz-
Zling crown on his head and his sceptre
held firmly in his hand.
After singing ''Be Strong and Play the
Man." and the Bible having been pre-
sented, the King advanced and knelt
while he received the benediction. He
then walked to the great throne, where
h 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 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 to rise until
the King assisted him and himself raised
the archbishop's hand from the steps of
the throne The archbishop, who seemed
to be in faint, had to practically be car
ried to the altar. The incident created
considerable excitement and several pre-
lates rushed forward to help the primate.
The next person to pay homage to His
Majesty was the Prince of Wales, who
hand, which he kissed, after touching the
crown as sign of fealty. 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. At
ter this the King once more gave the
Prince his hand, this time to shake, and
the hearty vigor of King Edwards grasp
showed that his hand at any rate had not
lost it's strength
The Duke of Norfolk Gas Earl Mar
shah, accompanied by Representatives
Of each grade of the nobility, read the
oath beginning:
81 Duke of Earl, etc,
-- do become your liege man of
life or limb" ETC. The respective rep
resentatives next touched the crown and
kissed the King Nheek, the Duke of Nor
folk being the only peer to read the oath.
Thi portion of the ervice wa consider
ably shortened.
The queen then rose, and accompanied
by her encourage, proceeded proceeded
to the altar steps, where, under pail
of cloth of gold, she was quickly crown
ed 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 differentiation was accom-
plished. The Queen bowed to King Ed
ward and both walked to the altar and
received the communion, after delivering
their crowns to the lord great cham
berlain and another officer appointed to
hold them. The pages, while their ma
iesties knelt, still held the Queens mag
nificent lon train with the rest of the
mobiles present kneeling The whole
spectacle was most impressive and was
made more brilliant owing to the electric |
light.
BY a great effort the Archbishop of
Canterbury was enabled to concentrate
the service and the King and Queen re-
paired to St. Edwards Chapel Neither |
of their maiesties returned to their |
thrones after the communion, but re- !
NAMED at the altar The service, which |
was completed with the singing of the
TIE Deum, was brought to a close with J
out a hitch. The King exhibited no out I
ward traces of fatigue.
While the King and Queen were in st. /
Hdward's Chapel many of the peers
broke ranks and lined up the approaches |
to the altar, and the younger members |
of the nobility, some of them being |
scarcely ten years of age, who had previ
ously been kept in the back ground then |
joined their older relatives. General
Kitchener. with his hands on the sholdd-
ers of little page, was conspicuous |
among these The first to appear from |
the chapel was the Queen. AS she |
passed between the ranks all the mobiles |
bowed low the Queen acknowledging |
their salutations. When her Majesty |
reached the nave some one shouted !
Three cheers for the Queen" and the !
old Abbey rang with cheers as the Queen
slowly passed into the annex, men and
women rising from their seats and !
shouting with as much good will as any |,
of the crowds in the streets.
Nearly ten minutes later the King
emerged from the chapel, still wearing !
the crown and carrying the sceptre and
rod. He smilingly bowed to the peers
and pages. While His Majesty was still |
near the altar some one in the galleries !,
shouted, "Three cheers for the King"
There was a feeble shout, but no one |
took up this unorganiZed demonstration. |
A somewhat awkward pause followed. |
This, however, was quickly atOned for |
As the King passed the chancel arch |
those in the body of the abbey COM /
menced to cheer. The sound grew in
volume and bishops and priests, peers |
and peeresses, generals, admirals and |
diplomats, the whole vast throng rose and
hurrahed at the top of their voices Until
the last man in the procession had dis !
appeared in the annex the cheering was |
continued The King bowed and smiled, |
evidently delighted with his reception, |
and then the organ and the orchestra
played, God Save the King" and the |
spectators poured out in desperate and
frequently fruitless search for the car
riages.
The departure of the King and Queen
from the Abbey was signalled by another
salute. the massed band playing, God
Save the King" The entire route of
their majesties' return to the palace was
marked by scenes of ENTHUSIASM similar
to those whichh greeted their passing to
the abbey, by more circuitous route
through Clubland and Constitution Hill,
giving the hundreds of thousands of per-
sons occupying the stands, windows and
roofs an opportunity of greeting the new
crowned King and his consort before they