Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-29
CROWN NEW SOVERE|GNS.
KING HAAKON AND QUEEN MAUD
ARE PROCLAIMED RULERS AT
TRoNDHJEM, NORWAY.
NEW EPOCH IN HER HISTORY.
Declaration of Independence Made Year
Ago and Prince Charles Was
Elected Ruler.


then proceeded, this service being finished
at 1885.
The royal party left the palace at
II: 90 a. M, and entered the cathedral
six minutes later. The coronation cere~
mony began Immediately after their ar
rival.
At 1855 their majesties left the cathe-
dral and arrived at tie palace FIVE min
utes later. The weather was beautiful.
Crown Is Too Large.
The ceremony Of crowning was strik
ing and somber in its simplicity. King
Gaakon Joined in singing the hymns
and closely followed the printed ibretto
Of the orchestra choir, which gave
splendid Interpretation of Halvorsen's
characteristic Norwegian music
The King marched with SOldierly bear
ing and without Il smile through the
long choir TO the throne before the altar
IN the apse. lie was thoroughly com
posed throughout. The crown, although
reduced III size since it was used by
King Oscar, proved too large for King
HaakOn and failed to confer dignity on
the monarch, but he maintained his com
poSure despite the fact that the crown
threatened to fall over his ears.
Queen Maud, naturally timid, looked
attractive i'll her royal robes and da-
mond collar. She bowed graciousIy on
either side when she advanced to the
throne to receive the crown. III Queen
and her ladies in waiting were simply
gOwned- There wcTc no court trains and
they had no feathers in their hair.
There were few elaborate toilettes
among the audience.
Many Details in Ceremony.
The coronation ceremonies were CON
Quoted by the bishop of Trondhjem. as
sisted by the leading cabinet ministers
and chief justice of the supreme court.
After the amounting of the King by the
bishop the latter and Prime Minister
Michilsen conformity placed the crown on
his head, after which Foreign Minister
Loevland and the bishop conformity hand
ed him the scepter. After q prayer of
fered by the bishop the latter and Inte-
rior Minister Arctander conformity hand
ed the King the orb and later the war
minister, OLSON and the bishop handed
the sword Of state to his majesty. These
ceremonies Were followed by the bene
diction.
The King having taken his seat on the
throne the Queen was crowned by the
same high personages and i'll a similar
manner. The ceremony throughout was
impressive
When the newly crowned sovereigns
returned TO their thrones after the epis
copal benediction all the royal guests
and special ambassadors saluted them
with due reverence.
New Rulers Are Cheered-
At the termination of the proceedings
the president of the Storthing called out
God Save Che King and Queen and
the whole distinguished company heart
lily took up the cry.
Grouped around the kings throne dur
ing the ceremony were the crown prince
and crown princess, Christian of Den
mark, Prince Harold of Denmark, and
Prince Henry of Prussia, while about
the queens throne were the Prince and
Princess of Wales, Princess Victoria of
England, and Grand Duke Michael of
Russia.
w. ]. Bryan Was There.
Among the first to arrive at the ca
thedral was the special American envoy,
Charles IL. Graves, minister to Sweden
and Mrs. Graves, Lieut.. Commander
John IL. Gibbons, the naval attache oil
the United States at London, and Mrs.
Gibbons; and Major William w. Glib
son, American military attache at st.
Petersburg, who was accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Bryan. The
crowd watched the party with great in
tereSt.
The royal coach, drawn by four hand
some bays, led by footmen, reached the
cath edral at lilo Il. m, where the King
and Queen We're received by the clergy.
When the royal party entered all pres
ent III the cathedral arose and the cere
mony began Immediately.
The completion Of the browning of
King Haakon was communicated by
two army signallers, wigwagging across
the city, from the cathedral TO the hill
batteries. The first gun, announcing the
tidings, doomed forth instantly and
then there was roar of guns from the
ships and land batteries and the bells
of tl,n I.j+. al,
The King and Queen.
With the accession of King Haakon
VII. to the throne Norway begins a
new epoch OF her history, a return, aft
er hundreds OF years, to the condition of
separate kingdom. On June Z of last
year Norway declared its independence
and in October the Parliaments of Swe-
den and Norway ratified a treaty provid-
ing for the peaceful separation of the
kingdoms. Prince Charles of Denmark
was asked to become a candidate for
the throne of Norway. On November
12-13 an election was held and Charles
was chosen King. Upon assuming the
throne on November % he took the
name of Haakon VII.
King Haakon is the second son of
King Frederick of Denmark. He was
born August 10, 1872, at Charlotten-
lund, the summer residence of his faith
made several cruises aboard Danish
warships.
Opposition to Marriage.
Queen Maud is the daughter Of Ed
ward VII. of England. Her childhood
was spent at Sandringham, the favorite
home of the English royal family. 1t
was during the visit of the princess and
her sister. Princess Victoria, to their
grandparents at Copenhagen that the
friendship between Charles and Maud
was begun. There was considerable OPP
position to the marriage, as Maud was
the daughter of the future King of
England and Charles was only q Danish
prince. No one then dreamed of the
great events that We're destined soon to
come into the young princes life.
The wedding took place in July. 1895,
in Buckingham palace chapel. Prince
Charles was we'll received in England.
His father-ia-law became much attached
to him and often employed him in deli
cate and important missions.
The royal couple have one son. PriEce
Olaf, now heir apparent to the Mos-
wegian throne. He will be . years old
week after next. having been born at
Appleton house. Sandringham, on July
2. 1903.
"Trondhiem and It's History"
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