The sun., 1910-05-21
~ rHE PALACE YARD

~ rHE PALACE YARD.
The royal cortAge occupied scarcely
more than five minutes In entering ths
palace yard. King George the Kaiser
and the Duke Of COnnauEht alone die.
mounted az the entrance 20 Westminster
Hall. The others ranged themselves
IN front Of tho House Of Commons
windows. Queen AleEandras carriage
was the only one that drove up 10 the
portal.
The foOtman opened the doorIfor the
Queen Mother 10 alight. but the Kaiser
FASTENED forward. motiOned the fiunkeya
aside aud himself assisted Alexandra
70 aight No sooner had she stepped
on the ground than the German Emperor
kissed her cheek and hand and then
passed her 70 the escort Of King George.
who with the Kaiser and the Duke Of
Connaught alone Of the assembled CON-
pany entered the hall 10 witness the
removal Of the body from the caisfalqus
70 the gun carriage The Archbishop
Of Canterbury and two other clergymsn
received them. Prayers were read while
the bearers carried the coffin slowly
and rsverently 20 the gun carriage
rHR DEAD KINGS PETS.
No sooner had this been done than an
aide de camp came forward leading the
Kings charger which was 10 follow tho
body 10 the bier. With him was Scotch
gillis leading tho Scotch terrier Cesar.
I King Edwards favouts. from whom he
was insepaTable. The sight Of the two
animals unnerved Queen Alexandra for
a moment ~
She FASTENED forward and pathetcally
petted the horse. which seemed 10 know
her Then the dog was led up. She
o,ress-d it lovingly. and the animal
wagged ~ tail IN recognition. II was az
this moment that tho procession began
10 move, aud the Que-n Mother FASTENED
10 resum. her place in the carriage.
THE LAST iOURNKY
Precisely At the appointed time. s3O
O'Clock. the line started aud londOu's
waiting millions began 10 pay the last
tribute 10 King Edward VII
The main prooes-ion a. !, left West
minister Hall for Paddngton Station was
fully three times a. great in numbers and
length a. the funeral ooriAge of Qlesn
Victoria ln character. however. IL vas
almost Identical. The Obsequies - mon
arOh- are in decided contrast 10 the,et-
preSrion- q republican grief Habih-
u~nts - wu- arr entirely absent except
In the apparel of the occupants ~ the
closed state coachss. which In themselves
bla ~ With color.
lh. PROCESSION A. q " hole was a splendid
military display the red and gold uni |.
forms being mtigated only by the black
coverings 90 the iuufiled drums. There /
we're only few representatives Of any |
single military corps ia the line with the /
r"suIt that the general effect 10 almost /
innumerahie varieties oG uniform wa
ali ogrther Kaleidoscope and bewitlsring
The line was headed by an officer u Tths |
headquarters stat. and after a short |
escort division there came four massed |
hands belonging % the Household Cavalry |
be music To-day. a. on Tuesday. was /
one of the most impressive features.
The line Was ~ long that the massed |
lands were asst gned Ia four places far !
enough apart Tor them not 10 clash.
THE MILITARY DISPLAY
The first military section represented
the territorial forces. which did not exist
M Queen Victoria, time There were
seven ~ these commands in line
Next were numerous representatives
of oulouG' corps. and after that la attahons
u the ~, rial reserve. including such
troops as the Gordon Highanders and
the Prince ~ WaIes's own. Then came
famous infantry commands like the
Kings Own Regiment. Scotch and Irish
regiments. the Coldstream aud Grcnadier
Guards. a section Of field artillery with
their guns, a splendid body u cavalry.
Inc,uding the Hussars. the Horse Guards
and the ldfe Guards.
The navy was next represented by the
marine light infantry and artillery.
The variegated section which followed
was composed u representatives OF for
nan armies nj naviea. % which IL nesmsd
hat none ", omitted. The King was
Honorary Colonel VI many regimsnts In
ontinental armies. One Or more officers
Il etch Of these corps marched iu to-cay's
Procession.
Never before was thsFe such a minRlinR ,
4 uniforms. Il would rsquirs a column ,
wen ~ maine them in detail. The Ger ,
mans we're she most prominent. Thair F,
giittering gold aud silver helmets. sur ,
mounted by the imp~rai eagle. flashed
% The sunlight like Geld photographs.
heir wearers were the pick oi The Ger ,
nan army aud were such gigantic figures 1
hat they seemed 10 BE- supermsn.
The next section of the line comprisad ,
NJ the general officers of the British army ,
md navy. she personnel being almost
IDENTICAL with the similar division IN Tpsu-
lays parade. Such popular heroes as I
ord kitchener. Eari Roberta and Con. 4.
',r Evelyn Wood we're evsryw here rsoog-
lized and saluted.
BORNE ON A GUN rARRIAdE.
A great array II various officers of ths I
'ourt and the Kings psrsonal service 4
5ere led up by another ma-ued hand
.iter which cams the Duke of Norfolk