The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-19
ALL EYES ON
CORONATION
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preserved by any European dynasty
coming down as it does through tht
/ nists of nearly a thousand years IRON
the time of the first Edward-had the
glamor OF extreme novelty in the eyes
Of the British people. More than hall
a century has passed since the coro-
nation Of Queen Victoria. Very lew
nersons survived who had participated
! in that ceremony and who would ap-
| near again in any role at the GROWING
OF her son. -
The persons Of the drama who will
support the new king and queen next
Thursday. are largely the same. Inc
venerable Dean of Westminster, whose
weakness lent q touch OF patnos 10
the last coronation, is gone. NO one
who was In Westminster Abbey on
that occasion can forget the scene
when the aged prelate knelt before
his monarch and was unable TO rise
until the king bent down to help MN
The Duke Of Devonshire, a typicai
English nobleman Of the old school,
Is succeeded by his son. Sir Henry
Campbell Bannerman is dead and also
the stern old Duke of Cambridge bro
Their Of the former king.
Three chairs stood below the throne
on that day, their occupants the Duke
of Connaught, the Duke Of Cambridge
ans the present king, then prince OF
wales. on Thursday there will be
two. occupied as before by the Duke
Of Connaught and the young prince OF
wales, who will wear his uniform OF
naval cadet. But many great figures
Of the last coronation VIII be seen
playing the same parts again. Rose
berry. Roberts, Kitchener and Balfour
VIII be conspicuous among them. The
Earl Marshal, Duke of Norfolk, has the
rare distinction of arranging the cere-
monies of two coronations. One of the
most familiar and popular figures In
English life, the duke is best known
as the head Of the foremost Catholic
family of England.
The four Knights Of the Garter who
carried the canopy for the kings
amounting in 1912 were Cadogan, Rose
berry. Derby and Spencer. The two
first officiate again with Lord Crewe
and the Earl Of Mimic. Four duchesses
will perform the same office for the
queen, the Duchess of Hamilton, Mon
trose, Portland and Sutherland. The
Duke of Marlborough will carry st.
Edwards crown in the procession as
he did before
One picturesque feature of the coro-
nations Of earlier kings has been
abandoned. The Barons Of the Cinque
Ports established their claim to the
right 10 bear canopy over the kings
head. and afterward to divide it among
themselves as a souvenir. At the
coronation of william w they per-
formed this task so clumsily, not hav-
ing had an opportunity to rehearse it.
that they now have to be satisfied with
seats OF honor in the Abbey.
For the first time the principal col
onies of the empire viii be repre-
sented by their standards borne in the
royal procession. Several standards
figured at the coronation Of King
Edward. the royal standard, carried
by the Marquis Of Lansdowne; the
standard of union, by the Duke Of
wellington; the standard of England
by Frank S. Dymoke; the standard of
scotland, by the hereditary standard
bearer, 1t. Col. Henry Scrymgeour-
wedderburn: the standard of Wales,
by Lord Mostyn, and the standard of
Ireland by the O'Conor Don. The
same personages bear these standards
Thursday There will be seen also the
standards of the Empire Of India, the
Dominion Of Canada, the Common
wealth Of Australia, the Dominion Of
New zealand and the Union of South
Africa, carried respectively by Lord
Crrzon, the Earl Of Aberdeen, Lord
Northcote, Lord Plunket and the Earl
az selborne. each Of whom has been
at the head of the dominion he will
represent.
Only the American diplomats and
few colonials will appear in the page
ant of Westminster Abbey without
uniforms or robes Of office. The men
will wear evening dress with knee
brooches. Ambassador Whitelaw REID
and Mrs. Reid are the only Americans
10 be present who attended the corona