The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-23
ROYAL PROGRESS
THROUGH LONDON
Millions of People Greet Roy.
al Couple Today-Canad-
ians Demonstrative.
tNational News Assoeiation)


London. June a3.-Upwards of eight
million men, women and children are
estimated to have witnessed the Royal
Progress through London today. To
the great majority of Londoners and
visitors as well, the procession was of
greater interest than the coronation
Itself, for comparatively very few had
an opportunity to view yesterdays
pageantry.
II was shortly after IL o'clock this
morning when the booming of cannon
from the artillery detachment station
ed in ST. James Park, Immediately at
the rear of Buckingham Palace, an
nounced to the hundreds of thousands
who had taken their places along the
route that the King and Queen had en-.
tered their carriage and that the roy
al procession was prepared to move.
Two hundred Life Guards in their
Majesties rode. and which was a veri-
table dream in artistic gold and blue
enameling. was drawn by eight white
horses, with outriders in uniforms OF
scarlet and gold.
Two hundred Lif Guards in their
magnificent uniforms and mounted up.
on black chargers cleared the way for
the procession. Immediately before
the carriage gailoped squad of Indian
Cavalry. Immediately behind march
ed the Colonial attachments. All
branches of the two services were
represented in the line.
The route of the procession was
from Buckingham Palace up Constitu.
ton Hill, and thence by way of Picca
dilly, St. James's street, Pail Mall
Trafalgar Square, The Strand. Flee,
yard, Queen Victoria street and King
William street, to London Bridge
where the procession passed over in
to Southwark.
Fifty thousand troops lined the
route and at every important street in
tersection there was stationed a mill
tary band, which played the national
anthem as the royal carriage passed
Back of the troops were the specta
tors, a veritable sea of faces, men, wo
men and children. enthusiastic almost
to wildness. Never before, probably
had a British sovereign received {
more cordial greeting at the hands Of
his or her subjects. The roar started
at the moment that the King ant
Queen descended the steps of the pal
ace to their carriage, and it lasted I'm
til their return.
1t was a popular reception in ever,
sense of the word. Myriads of daint,
white handkerchiefs fluttered in the
air on either side of the fashionable
avenues through which the process
sion passed in it's early stages ant
seemed to keep time with the hoarst
cheering of the masculine element
while children tossed out nosegay'
and baskets full of loose flowers, onl.
to be trampled under the feet of thu
horses or crushed under the wheels o
the carriages.
When the carriage turned into Picca
dilly a large number of members O
the Stock Exchange who occupied
special stand sang Rule Brittania will
telling effect. A little farther on wal
a large stand occupied exclusively b,
Americans. Other stands and windows
were filled with hundreds of Cana
| dams, who cheered enthusiasticall.
and waved their flags as their Males
ties came into view. The Queen seem
ed especially pleased with the loya
demonstration by the representative
of the great overseas dominion an.
acknowledged the greeting by grace
| fui inclination of her head.