Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-08
GEORGE Y IS DULY
PROCLAIMED KING
Lords, Privy Council and Other
NotabIes Participate in
Historic Ceremony

LONDON, May king George
was proclaimed this afternoon The
proclamation was approved by the prlVy
council at o'clock.
The council met in the throne room
in st. James palace under the presl-
dency of the earl of Crewe, who Of
ficiated in the absence of Viscount
Wolverhampton, the lord president of
the council.
The new monarch was given the title
of King George Y.
The king, who had driven over from
Marlborough house, waited in room
adjoining the council chamber While
the lengthy formalities, leading up to
the actual proclamation were proceed
ing.
With today's ceremonies and in his
forty-fifth year, the second son born to
King Edward VII and Queen AleXan-
dra becomes the ruler of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
and of the British dominions beyond
the seas, king, defender of the faith,
and emperor of India.
TEXT or PROCLAMATION
The text of the proclamation follows:
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God to call to his mercy our late SOW
ereign. Edward VII, of blessed and
glorious memory. by whose decease the
of Great Britain and Ireland is solely
and rightfully come to the high and
mighty Prince George Frederick Ernst
Albert We therefore, the lords, spiritual
and temporal of the realm, being here
assisted with these of his late ma
tesN's privy council, with numbers of
others principal gentlemen of quality,
with the lord mayor, aldermen and cltl-
Zens of London, do now hereby with
ont Of
publish and proclaim that the high
and mighty Prince George Frederick
Ernst Albert is now, by the death of
our late sovereign of happy memory,
become our only lawful and righttul
liege lord, George V, by the grace of
God, king Of the United Kingdom oi
Great Britain and Ireland, defender of
the faith. emperor of India, to whom
we do acknowledge all faith and con
stant obedience with all hearty and
humble affection, beseeching God by
whom all kings and queens do reign, to
bless the royal prince George with
long and happy years TO reign over us
KING IN ADIRALs UNIFORM
The meeting of the privy council was
q brilliant function. The king wore
the uniform of an admiral and was sur
rounded by q large gathering of coun-
cillors. all in leVee dress and wearing
the ribbon of their orders. The lord
mayor was hl his robes of office.
The councillors having acquainted
the king with the completion of the
proclamation, his majesty entered the
council chamber and signed the procla-
nation. after which he confirmed in
thair offices those who had held ap-
continents under his father at the
time of the kings death
King George delivered a brief but
earnest address. He said his emotion
was too deep to permit him to say more
than u few words. He recalled the
declaration of his father ON a similar
occasion to the effect that so long as
there was breath i'm his body he would
strive To promote the best interests Of
his people.
The new monarch declared his
fathers promise had been amply full
filed and that it would be his own
earnest endeavor, under God. to pursue
the same high aim. lie referred CRATE
fully to the evidences of deep SYM
pathy from all parts of the empire,
and said he was thankful TO feel that
at all times he would have the assist
ance of the queen in the discharge of
his duties The king declared he would
to the best Of his ability strive to fully
maintain the constitution.
The lord chancellor Lord LOreburn