The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-10
GEORGE FIFTH IS
PROCLAIMED KIM
Ancient Ceremony Is Brilliant
and Impressive
PROCLAMATION rs READ
HeraIds Announce In the Language o.
Centuries Ago the Fact That the
King Is Dead and "A New King
Tnkes the Throne

| LONDON, AldF t.--N It'll the liIle-fO4-
orede ceremony of a brilliant and i'm
pressive character, George V this
morning was publicly proclaimed King
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland and the British dominions
beyond the seas. defender of the faith
and Emperor of India.
| Sharply at the stroke of 3 four her
aids, arranged in medieval uniforms OF
scarlet, heavily braided with gold.
mounted the balcony of F'riary court
at st. James palace. where Queen Vic
toria presented herself to the people
upon the opening of her memorabl
reign and blew fanfare through their
long silver trumpets
The precincts of the palace by this
time were a great mass of people,
many of whom could secure but the
briefest glimpse of the proceedings.
The balconies and roofs of the ancient
palace which had been draped with red
cloths were reserved for the notables.
all of whom were in the deepest mourn
ing. Members of the royal household,
the ministers and their wives and high
forms, were gathered around the court.
Gen. Sir John I. P French, with the
headquarters staff i'll full dress uni
form, stood surrounded by troop OF
horse guards in their red tunics and
breastplates of polished steel. From
the windows of Marlborough house, i'm
mediately opposite the Duke OF Corn
+l1a hat
younger prince and Princess Mary
watched the ceremony.
Proclamation Is Read
The heralds, having concluded their
duties, the officers of arms chief of
whom is the Duke of Norfolk, the
hereditary earl marshal and chief but
Ter of England, took their places or
the balcony forming the great heraldic
company None wore mourning, this
having been removed for the occa-
sion. Sir Alfred Scott Gatty, garter,
principal king of arms, with the Duke
of Norfolk and two officers bearing
the slaves of officers, stepped to the
front of the balcony and in a voice
which could be heard across the court
and in the streets adjoining read the
proclamation. while great fhrongs
stood uncovered In drizzling rain.
The duke and Sir Alfred then called
for three cheers for the King and the
people responded with fairly deafen-
ing hurrahs. which were silenced only
by the temperance of the heralds
who sounded another fanfare. The last
note hardly died away when the band
OF the Coldstream guards which had
taken up a position in the square,
struck up God Save the King"
The young princes from their point
of vantage in the windows of MARI
borough house stood with their hands
at salute and the officers and troops
stood at attention.
As the national anthem was con-
oluded the first gun from the battery
IN st. James park belched a royal salute
and the people in the square and
streets at the same moment took up
the refrain, God Save the King"
This was probably the most impress
siye part of the ceremony, the fervent
singing of the crowds growing in vol
ume as more and more singers Joined
in, while at minute intervals the gun
half drowned the chorus Meanwhile
the royal standard had been hoisted
over Marlborough house, indica ting
that the King was in the royal palace
Flags at Masthead
In the royal residences and flags upon
The public offices throughout the city
were raised TO the mastheads
The royal standard on the Buckingham
palace alone remained at half-mast. The
flags will remain at masthead until sun
set this evening, when they will be low
cred against to half-mast
The Duke of Norfolk and Sir Alfred
Scott Scott-Gatty, the officer of state and
others of the distinguished company In
Efia nv
until the people, having concluded the
singing Of the national hymn, turned to-
ward Marlborough house and renewed
their cheering of the King, a glimpse of
whom was caught he stood at the win
day with Queen Mary at his side A
moment later his majesty lowered the
blind.
Besides the heraldic officers, the MEM
bers of the cabinet who had hurriedly re-
turned from their holidays abroad, diplo-
mats, including American Ambassador
Reid and the embassy STAFF and other
notables, including j. Pierpont Morgan,
watched the proceedings from the bal
cony. Officials of the new Kings house
hold, Lord Roseberry. Crewe and Morley
and few others, at the invitation of
King George, witnessed the ceremony
from Marlborough house, a scaffoding
having been erected behind the wall
which shuts out a view of the grounds
from the street which separates st.
James palace and the residence which
the King occupied while he was the
Prince of Wales.
Reading mt Different Points
The popular demonstration at an end,
the earl marshal and his attendants pro-
ceeded to the ambassadors court whence
they drove to Charing Cross and thence
to the city of London to read the procla-
nation to the people at the designated
points. The route to the city proper was
lined with 1000 troops, while at the
palaces at which the procession stopped
and repeated the ceremony. troops and
horse guards were stationed. The royal
carriages Of the Duke of Norfolk, Sir
Alfred Scott Seott-Gatty and the officer
of-arms, followed by General French with
the headquarters staff and troop of
cavalry, drove briskly from st. James
palace to Charing Cross
Thousands upon thousands who had
waited since early morning silently
watched the stately progress of the
heraldic procession. At Charlng Cross there
was such crush that police and troops
had great difficulty In keeping a space
clear for the heralds. fhe royal an
nouncers again blew fanfare and Sir
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