The Monte Vista journal., 1910-05-21

, Identified with the navy, the naval con-
tingents took a prominent part Id .he
! ceremonies. Bluejackets Ore" .ne
gun carriage to Windsor, as the! u'u
the carriage which bore the oooy Oh
Victoria, although on that occasion
they did SO because the horses oe
came FESTIVE.
Soldiers from the kings company.
grenadier guards, kept sentry ~atcn
over the body in the throneroom al
Buckingham palace. They were re-
lieyed each hour. With simple cere-
mony some one Of the visiting royal.
ties entered the room every no" anu
then. and the widowed queen went
there frequently.
Body In Magnificent Tomb
The body of King Edward lies win
that of his immediate ancestors III 'ne
magnificent mauso!eum at Frogmore'
in the Home park OF windsor castle
In this structure, erected by Queen
Victoria at a cost Of 100000. Prince
Albert Edward, father Of the late
king. was laid to rest in 1861. In the
same year Queen NIctorlas 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.
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 Buckingbam palace were due
to Queen Alexandras reluctance to al
low the body to be- removed from the
proximity of her own apartments.
All arrangement 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 ana
the invitations deferred,
The queens private apartments
communicate directly with those OF
the late king. and il, 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 II
is said her sister, the dowager EN-.
press of Russia. feared her grie:
might prove too great a 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.
aggeratlon to say they were deeply at
tached to one another The king was
most kind and considerable in his at
titude toward hi coHsort, who valued
highly the attentions he always
showed her.
Kings Conside ration for consort.
For years they had been. to quote
an informant OF credit. the best OF
pals" and while the inclusion In the
list published In the papers OF house
party at Sandringham OF certain
woman's name caused some astonish.
ment in general society. there was
considerable the more astonlshment
among those IN the inner circles Of
court life at The efforts made by n
foreign ambassador TO suppress any
mention }, he woman's name In the
list OF guests who We're invited TO
meet the king at his country house
Queen Alexandra herself. by letter
which the London Times described as
artless has shown how deeply she Is
affected by the death OF her consort
Authoritative details OF what passed
on the day OF Queen Alexandra's re-
turn to England show In what regard
King Edward held his queen.
On that Thursday before his death
Edward was continually speaking OF
her majesty TO his encourage. In the
morning he announced his intention
TO 20 10 the station to meet her on
her arrival and when he was forced
to bow to the advice OF his physicians
In this matter he said he would at
least meet her at the head OF the
stairs In buckingham palace.
When the queen arrived King Ed.
ward, by an effort which taxed his
powers TO the utmost. stood up to re.
ceive her. As she clasped him In her
arms he fell back into the chair In a
state OF collapse. For time It was
feared the end was at hand