The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-13
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KING GEORGE Y.
Pageantry of All Former Cere-
mOnials of a Like Character
Will Be Exceeded.
TWO MILLION VISITORS
FROM ABROAD EXPECTED
Double Rates at the Hotels, and
No Limit on the Boarding
House Game.

LONDON, Feb. l2.-Sipce the begin
ming of the winter the chief function
aries of the British court have been
busily absorbed with preparations for the
coronation OF George W. which will sur
pass In pegeantry and In historical In
terest all former ceremonials Of the char
acter.
While the ceremony of crowning the
king and queen In Westminster Abbey.
on June %. will be almost Identical In
form with that which has been followed
since the coronation of William " and
are expected to exceed In pageantry and
magniflcance anything that the nation
| has witnessed In the past.
| These will include the progress OF the
court through London the day after the
coronation and a visit TO the Guild hall
with n reception to the king and queen
by the city authorities there, naval re-
| view a performance at the opera. with
minor celebrations and pageants among
| which will be festival OF empire at
the Crystal palace.
Millions of Visitors.
London business men and transporta-
ton companies count upon an influx of
nearly two million visitors during the
these win be foreigners. Americans and
colonials probably predominating.
The best places at hotels are being re-
| served for regular patrons. and managers
| say prices Will not be more than double
| the regular rates
Boarding house keepers are likely to
| be less reasonable in charges to visitors
who have not made arrangements for ac-
| commodatons in advance.
| There is every indication that the erec-
tion of stands for witnessing the process
sion TO the abbey and the progress
| through London will be on a scale more
| extensive than for the coronation Of King
| Edward in 1902
Owners and tenants are asking the
| sites and windows
Dr5cac M,,r n,Jxn T,,x,,LJ,
Rates to the ordinary applicants for
seats. which usually are held at the
before the event: are apt to 80 down
tion when spectators find they have
| frightened away the public. A lively In
sqranee business has been begun at
Il Lloyds against the death of the king, any
event necessitating the postponement OF
the coronation and against bad weather.
with he in tha s6
op Temple, who crowned King Edward
bishop OF Winchester. will assist the arch
bishop In placing the imperial mantle
which is being embroidered at the royal
school OF. art needlework.
From the end OF this month TO- the
Wesrminsier ABBEY will be
preparing the building for the cere-
monies.
q GallcTleS TOT Ine peers Will De erected
in the north transept and for peereeses
in the south. and special accommodations
for other official classes. the seating
capacity of the abbey being about 5000.
On Magnificent Scale.
Special chairs upholstered In silk. with
the last coronation. and those who oc-
cnpy them may purchase them at cost
OF striking design to cover the entire
nave is being woven. Royal blue will
he the. color, the ornamentation will In
clude blue OF the Order of the Garter
and other heraldic devices. with the pat
terms on such a scale that the design
is matched only once in each twenty
Several of the highest officials of the
state constituting the court OF claims
have been sitting in solemn conelaye,
and orders 10 pass upon the rights of
various noblemen and others to perform
certain parts in the, ceremony. These
and quaint in the eyes of Americans,
The dean and chapter Of Westminster
ornaments, the Earl of Shrewsbury 10
carry white wand as lord high steward
OF Ireland the Duke OF Newcastle to
right arm. while holding the sceptre by
virtue of the tenure OF the manor OF
Worksop-and barons of the cinque ports
to bear canopies.
Great Graft for Earl.
! confirmed by the court, to many Of which
appertain fees such as five yards of scar
! let cloth To the clerk of the crown and
forty ellis of crimson velvet to Earl Car
rngton the lord great chamberlain.
whose fees for occasional appearances at
high ceremonies OF state amount to some
500. 900 a year.
Three claimants appeared for the right
to carry the. great spurs.-,the Earl OF
| London. Lord Grey de Ruthyn and Lord
Hastings. Sir Martcine Lloyd makes
claim To carry the kings silver harp
as lord marcbcr OF tho Barony of Kemes
a position held by his ancestors through
Il thousand years; and James. ThoTne
Roe de Morley wishes Ito bear the royal
standard OF England and receive fees
The former claims are under consid-
crat and the last was vetoed. The
request Of the Earl of Enrol to walk In
| the procession as lord high constable of
| Scotland and have silver baton OF
twelve weight. With the kings
| arms in gold on one end and his own
on the other was graciously allowed.
! But who Is to provide the baton?" the
earl asked anxiously.
! "Oh. the court has nothing to. say
about that" replied the lord chancellor.