Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21
KINGS BODY
LYING IN STATE
Taken to Westminster, Accom-
panied by Royal NOurnerS,
BRIEF SERVICES WERE HELLO
Public VIII Be Permitted 70 see the
Bier For Three Dsys-Former Pres
ident Roosevelt Viewed Coffin lr
Buckingham Palace.

Hlci rot NIee Ia s--r offucf rFch-
ident Roosevelt Viewed Coffin Orr
Buckingham Palace.
London May 1.-THE body ot King
Edward va Was removed from the
Throne room 1I buckingham palace Co.
Wcstmu-feI Abbey where 30 VIII ue
IN state uutl Friday. fle DAY 3f tho
funcra.
The corteEr a..uwpanl the body
included tbe male r.yaI mouruers.
lords Boz va..rl .r. members 0f frr
royal nous holds a.. followed ou foot
the gun .arua-. ...rre fhc coffin
King George Na- a...unau by The
Duke of Cornwall al. tis two other
sons
Kings Walked iu Procession.
Others walking in the procession
included the kiug coz Denmark. the
Duke OF Connaught the king of Nor-
way. Prince Christian The Duke Of
SaNe-Coburg Grand Duke Michael Al
eXandrovitch. Prince Arthur ot Con
nRught Prince Albert 90 SchleswIg-
Holstein, Prince Andrew OF Greece.
the Duke of Tcck. Prince Louis OF Bat
tenberg the Duke of Fife. the Duke OF
Argyle, Prince Francis OF Teck. Prince
Alexander OF Battenberg Count Glei-
chen, Prince Alexander OF Teck and
Prince George OF Batteuberg
Only EiLs carriage We're IN the pro
cession. In the first was Queen Mother
Alexandra, accompanied by Dowager
Empress Marie Feodorovna. OF Rus
sia. and the princess royal In the
second was Queen Mary Princess
Mary and Prince Henry In the third
rode Princess Christian. OF SchIeswfg-
Holstein; Princess Louise. Princess
Henry OF Battenberg and the Duchess
OF Connaught The fourth carriage had
the Duchess Of Albany. Duchess OF
SAKE Coburg-Gotha. Princess Patricia
OF Connaught and Princess Andrew OF
Greece. Ia the fifth carriage rode
Princess Louise of Rattenberg Prln-
cess Alexandra OF Fife and Princess
Maud Of Fife. The sixth carriage had
Princess Victoria Of Schleswig-HoI-
stein. In the seventh We're Princess
Louise OF BattcnberE Princess Victor
OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Coun-
tess Fedora Gleichen The other two
carriages contained the suites OF
Queen Mother Alexandra and OF Queen
Mary.
Brief Religious Service
The streets were damned with peo-
pie. all Of whom silently paid tribute
10 the royal dead Upon the arrival
OF the body az Westminster Abbey
brief religious services were held. con
duced by the archbishop OF Canter-
bury and the bishop Of London. The
services were attended by the mem
bers OF the house OF lords and house
OF commons. The hall was not draped
and the ceremonial was one OF mag
nifcent simplicity The coffin rests on
creped catafalque The only sign Of
decoration in the ancient hall is a
purple cloth covering the platform OF
the catsfalque and the trappings Of
the bier
The king and the queen. the queen
mother and the other royal mourners
OF the family were grouped about the
catafalQue during the brief services.
After the royal family had left the
public were admitted TO view the cot
I'm -Four lines Of people passed
through the hall. and 1t is estimated
that 700 1000 per sons will view the bier
! nthe three days It will lie in state.
King George. Queen Mary and the
Queen Mother lexsndra and the other
royalties here attended the service In
the private chapel at Buckingham pal
ace Monday. Members OF the royal