Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-07
HOW he WILL BE CROWNED.

HOW he WILL BE CROWNED.
When King George is crowned cere'
monies which have been shaped BY csr'
uries and fostered by, tradition will be
carried ont with splendid magul6cance.
snd when tae poE ace waiting outside
Westminster Abbey hears for the
second time thai morning the fanfsir o
trumpsts and the deep, thrcatsd cries o.
sG;d save the K.nt!' England vii
know that sgain B:itain's great ship o
state has Gully auoiuted head.
Promptly t IL O'Clock on the sp
pointed morning the procession viii
come forth from the o0t 'rmoss doors o.
the abbey. B fore thai time all OF the
robes tsnd emblems OF sovereignty
which figure St coronation will have
been previ ly taken ID the pavilion
ius. Gu side tae western portals of the
abbey, butt especially for the coront'
ton of the king jua dad.
The procession will be headed by The
deans and cauous of Westminster, who
for centu les have held the right to head
every procession, no matter what il
nature or who walks therein. Behint
them will come the king ard queen,
accompanied By The lords OF the nation
aud ther digniiaries OF the church snc
state.
As the queen enters first, the "Kiug'
! Scholars" students OF the aDcie1t s.
| Peters School, maintained at the abbey
who by ancient right must participate IL
! the ceremonies, will sIDg La!io salu G
tiou tailing the new queen by NAM
ard the old sslutation rendered from lh'
lofty choir will ring out sgain as th'
king enters.
The king and queen will then ses
themselves on the dais, and The Arch
bishop of Oanterhu y In his robes, will
q 1umb.r of church and state'diguitaries
will proceed with the ceremonies Of cor
on.t'or.
This group will march around tht
pavilion, fist to the nor b. then south
east and vest. covering all points of ths
compass, and each ma the archbishop
addresses himself t. the congregation
thus:
"S'ss, 1 here presnt TO you King
George, Ethe u,dt I'd king of thi'
realm. Wherefore, all of you who have
come this day to do your homage, ars
you willing to do the same?"
At each salutation the people cry
"God Save the King" and the trumpets
sound fanfare. This is called "Ths
Recognition" aud is followed BY an In
yolved distribution of different RECALLS
OF coronation to duly appointed lords and
prelstes. The religious, ceremony tber
begins and at the Greed one OF the lord
bishops delivers the sermon. The bishop
OF LONDON delivered 1t on the occasion o.
Kiug Edrard's coronation.
At the concluaion of the sermon, which
is sboit, the osth is administered 10 the
new king. He Is required to answer for.
NAL questions and then sigus his name
to the vellur, With the oath indented
thereoD. Kneeling the kiug says:
"The things which l have before
promised I will perform and keep. So
help me God" He then kisses the
book. The king is then spproacbed BY
the dean of Westminster, who snointt
him, 6rst on the crown OF his head, then
on bis breast and on both hands, each
time In the sign of cross. Afterward
the ceremonies inc:dert to The robes and
the scepters, of which there are two fol
the king and two for the queen, are per.
formed, and finally after the sword Of
state has been upshesthed and delivered
toto the bands of wsitiog lord the
actual coronation takes place when the
Archbishop of Osnttr5ury places the
crown on the new monarck's head.
At this juncture the fanfare of buglet
again peals out and the God Save tbs
King" cry is heard and Euglard knows
thst nsw ling hes been cerenoniously
placed on the throne. Following this
the prelstes singly recite the oath o
allegiance, as do the lords, each kissing
the kings left cheek after voWing al
legisDce.
;. The ceremony OF coronation for th'
queen, who has all the while been takiul
| no part, follows, but it is not SO elaborst t.
as 10 the kings.
Aiterward the new rnlers partake o
holy c. mmunion and after minor cere
monies OF changing robes have been per
formed the procession leaves the pavilion
aud England has new king.