The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-25
KING NAMES KITCHENER
LORD HIGH CONSTABLE

the present occupant of which. Gen. Sir
William Nicholson. will go 10 Dublin as
commander Of the forces of Ireland.
Warm Regard for Kitchener.
Both King George and Queen Mary
entertain sentiments Of warm regard for
Lord Kitchener. OF whom they saw a
great deal during their stay in India
some years ago. In fact, King George.
who was brought up as q sailor. may be
said 10 have imbibed most Of his military
ideas and views from Lord Kitchener.
During the sojourn of the royal couple
at Balmoral last summer. when their
guests were few, Lord Kitchener was a
welcome visitor at Balmoral, being on
each occasion detained by his sovereign
beyond the time appointed for his stay.
As lord high constable Lord Kitchener
will have nothing 10 do at the coronation
but 10 walk in the procession. almost
Immediately in front of the King bearing
a staff of Office, one end tipped with the
royal arms and the other with his own.
He will walk to the right of the peer OF
the realm bearing the sword OF state.
who on the occasion Of the coronation
OF Edward VII was the Marquis OF Lon
donderrv, and who was attended merely
by one page on the left hand of the
bearer OF the sword of stale will be the
Duke OF Norfolk, the hereditary earl
marshal Lord Kitchener, like the Duke
OF Norfolk, viii be attended by two pages
of honor. one bearing the train Of his
coronation robes and the other carrying
on cushion his cOrOnet Of Viscount.
Marching in front Of them, and therefore
occupying an inferior place in the pro-
cession-in functions of this kind il is al
ways the most important personages
who come last-will be the lord high con-
stables OF Che kingdoms OF Scotland and
Of Ireland
with regard 20 the Emerald Isle, its
lord high constable Is, as in the case OF
England, nowadays only for coronations,
and AT the crowning of Edward VII the
office was held by the Duke Of Abercorn.
In previous coronations it has generally.
however. been granted 10 the Duke Of
Leinster, as premier duke and premier
peer Of the kingdom Of Ireland. and II
was the third Duke OF Leinster who ON
ciated in that capacity at the coronations
of George ~. Of William ~, andeo Of
queen Victoria. The present Duke OF
Leinster was but fifteen years Of age al
the coronation of. Edward VII. He has
now attained his fhajority, but his health
| is so delicate that he is compelled 70
spend most of his life abroad. and there
fore 1t is possible that the Duke Of Aber-
corn will be selected for the honor again.
Entitled 20 Precedence.
The lord high constableship Of Scot
land. which is combined with the Office
OF knight mareschal OF that kingdom. is
hereditary in the house of Hay. the chief
of which is the Earl OF Enroll, and BY
virtue Of these two hereditary dignities
he is entitled to precedence at all times
over every other nOblemaH OF Scotland.
and IS the first subject OF the King IN
Scotland after the princes Of the blood
While these offices thus invest their hold
er with much rank and precedence, they
no longer confer upon him powers OF any
Kind and remain more or less honorary
dignities. TO which certain minor perqui-
sites are attached
Lord Enroll has royal blood in his
veins for his grandmother. wife Of the
eighteenth Earl OF Enroll, was Lady
Elizabeth Fitzclarence, a natural daugh-
ter Of King William ~. The house OF
HAY plays an important role in Scottish
history. II includes among It's other rep
resentatives the Marquis of Tweedale,
the Earl OF Kinnoun. Sir Hector Hay. OF
Alderston. Sir Lewis Hay, OF Park, IN
the County of Wigtown, and Sir Duncan
Kay. of Haystown. who has a strain of
American blood In his veins through his
fathers mother. sister of W. Butler
Duncan, Of New York. II has as its
motto Preserve the yoke and a yoke
such as is used IN old-fashi0ned agricul-
ture also figures on its armorial bear
inCs. The arms and motto were bestowed
upon the founder of the Hay family by
King Kenneth III on the occasion Of a
great battle between a Scotch army and
force Of Danish invaders near Perth
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