The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-26

king, was laid TO rest in 1861. In tho
same year Queen Victoria's mother. |
the duchess of Kent, was buried In an
elaborate tomb In the grounds near by.
In 1901 Queen Victoria herself was
buried in the mausoleum beside her
husband.
The structure is probably one of the
most elaborate OF the kind in exist
ence 1t was planned in minute detail
by Queen Victoria as a memorial to
the prince consort The general pub
lie is not admitted to the chamber
where lie the royal bodies in two Inn
mense sarcophagi but the spot Is
great magnet for tourists. dozens or
whom inspect the marble mausoleum
daily.
Queen Mothers Grief Deep.
The successive delays in the remov'
al of King Edwards body from the
bedroom where he died to the throne
room at buckingham palace were due
to Queen Alexandra's reluctance to al'
low the body to be removed from the
proximity of her own apartments.
All arrangements had been made
for the reception of the body in the
throne room and notices were issued
to members of the household that
they would be permitted to view the
body lying In state there, but day by
day the removal was postponed and
the invitations deferred.
The queens private apartments
communicate directly with those OF
the late king, and 1t is not known how
often she visited the room in which
her dead husband lay or the duration
Of the vigils she made there. but 1t
is said her sister, the dowager EN-
press of Russia. feared her grief
might prove too great strain.
During the later years of the kings
life he and the queen were on the
most excellent terms of friendship
and good feeling. Indeed. 1t Is no ex'
aggeration to say they were deeply at
tached to one another. The king was
most kind and considerable In his at
titude toward his consort. who valued
!, highly the attentions he always
showed her
Only those intimately acquainted
with both the written and unwritter
political history Of the last nine
years knew how great figure was
Edward in controlling great issues ir
times of international crises of the
first magnitude. His influence was
the more conspicuous, perhaps, be
cause British public life today con
tains no statesmen in either party o
more than mediocre ability This
. makes England's sense of loss thu
+ keener.
Y Kings Consde ration for Consort.
t For years they had been, to quot
: an informant of credit 1.-The best o
g pals" and while the inclusion in tn
t list published in the papers of a hous
party at Sandriugham of certain
r woman's name caused some astonisf
g ment In general society. there wa
Il considerable the more astonishmen
/. among those in the inner circles c
g court life at the efforts made by
# foreign ambassador to suppress an
r mention " the woman's name in tn
v list of guests who were invited
/. meet the king at his country house.
II Queen Alexandra herself, by lette
4; which the London Times described q
D. artless, has shown how deeply she
affected by the death of her censor
Authoritative details Of what passe
T.. on the day of Queen Alexandra's r.
a turn to England show in what regar
q King Edward held his queen.
"a On that Thursday before his deaf
= Edward was continually speaking {
"a her majesty to his encourage. In tn
n morning he announced his intentio
At to go to the station to meet her @
her arrival, and when he was force
to bow to the advice of his physician
in this matter he said he would I
y least meet her at the head of IL
u stairs in Buckingham palace.
10 From the day she landed in En-
10 land as Princess Alexandra, he sal
~ he had never failed to meet her whe
u she came from abroad. He followt
~ all stages of her journey, and as Il
g day wore on and his condition BEGAN
worse he gave instructions that 81
y was to be guarded against the shoe
~ of seeing suddenly how changed by
a' ness ne was. There are two doc
e. to the room in which his majesty di'
e one facing the invalid chair
Al. which he was reclining, the other
iu the side. He directed that the que,
III be brought in at the side door. so 81
should see him In the most favorab
aspect.
tn When the queen arrived King Z
he ward, by an effort which taxed b
re. powers to the utmost, stood UP to !
le ceive her. AS she clasped him In h
en- arms he fell back into the chair in
ce state of collapse. For time it W
tie feared the end was at hand.