New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18

The E.nEuSn throne lllIOuEAlVAA ma A-''c
vista Of time has been invested within
its hoary walls with the emblems Of SOW
ereignty. vet King George was the hrst
son in British history 10 witness his
fathers coronation. II is this that rem
ders the presence Of the now seventeen
vear-old Prince Of Wales al the corona
ton OF his parents on Thursday next IN
the ancient Abbey q feature Of more
than ordinary interest. the more so as
ne will by reason of his rank. be the
first Of all those gathered IN that ven
cradle fame TO perform the traditional
4ct of homage 10 the kins-
Edward II. the first Prince Of Wales,
was not born Until after the conquest OF
the principality. and he was unmarried
=, hon ne succeeded to the crown. as was
sIso Edward H. Richard II was
crowned i'm infancy. Henry ~ had
.novo~ been Prince of Wales and Henry
y did not receive the dignity until after
Ills fathers coronation. from which ne
was absent. while ne himself was un-
married when crowned. Henry VI was
crowned m his cradle Edward ~. I'd
ward n. Richard III and Henry VII
-a,or bore tho title of Prince Of Wales.
'14sr-, VIII had no legitimate son lVlns
NJ tho time OF his coronation hoWaI"
II died unmarried. and queen Mary
and queen Elizabeth had no cAlldren'
10 Prince of Wales was present or even
ti,.,7r al the time of the coronation vi
80 tho .ove-eigns from James 70
george 7 When the latter was crowned
So, v.as still in Hanover. and Fred
e~ick prince Of Wales was on lar 'oo
,.rfriendIv terms with his father Georse
II IN ATTEND his coronation. George III
MS unmarried when crowned, Georse
" and William ~. although maIr'eu'
nod No sons when they went through '''
coro,,orv NJ coronation. while '@uee"
Victoria. when she received the crown '-
Westminster Abbey. was still uh'n"I-
RED ,.tor
George V was a man IN the neisll'''
Mood of forty when ho ai'eN"eO
<stbar.s coronation. but the present
7~,rce NJ Wales is just seventeen ANU
49, year will elapso before Do al
,sins his legal majority and IS o'a'
Aed -a assume tho reins of goVeri'ili'' -
of rho emuiro without neine SUBJECTED
o. the tute.aee of a recencr In ln'
event Of his father death.
But although the royal lad is mus
s,;I O. minor. his father IS already tax
t,c stems to sccustom him O. the respon-
eibuities of manhood and with this o'-
5ect Inn view is causing his son To ~
treated by those with whom no IS
b,ourbt into contact no longer as
mere how but as grown up lntimauoh
has been given that the tokens of nom
are recently reserved for the adult
members of the re,cnng house are %
loo accorded to him. not only hr mon.
br- also hv women re was invested
ton DAYS ago with the order of tho Car
tor. ~ chapter NJ the knights held
for the purpose and which was charac-
terized hv an altogether unWonted
amount OFF solemnity and state. the r@-
Ugious features off the investitur" har-
ing been revived for the occasion for the
first time m many centuries so as 10
Thoroughly impress upon the prince S
mind hat tho possession off tho ORDER
was NOT "a nero empty honor but car
ried with t important obligations Tho
prince who only q year ago passed as
mldshipman. win be- gazetted on
THURSDAY next. on the day 0f his faith
er's coronation. as a colone. ir the army
and IN this connection f. may be Pc
called thar King Edward was just sey-
b. rrr- cd
his first military commission. namely,
that Of colonel The fact that the Prince
OF Wales should bee called upon o. play
q conspicuous role 40 his father coro-
nation ON Thursday next. ~ the leader
Of all present in the act Of homage 10
the newly crowned sovereign. cannot
fail 10 create lasting impression on
the lads mind and render MIN more
alive even than heretofore. 20 the great
destinies IN store for MIN. and 10 the
responsi bIities that tall n the share VI
The snointed of the Lord
Finally. next month he ls 70 be SOL
EMMY invested. ar Carnarvor Castle. by
the King and In the presence q the
Queen with the insignia Of the Office
and dignity of Prince of Wales. He has
been preparing himself for some time
past for the ceremony. and will be the
FIRST of all those sons or English SOW
ereigns o. bear the title of Prince 81
Wales since the days Of King Edward
who will be able 10 address the peo-
ple Of Wales In their own language.
While some Of the English princes Of
Wales have been invested more or less
privately with the insignia Of their ranl,
as such. and while others. such as. for
instance. George ", Edward VII and
George Y. We're merely handed the Pat
ents OF the dignity by the sovereign. the
present PRINCE OF Wales who among
the members Of his family has always
been known bv the essentially Welsh
name OF David will be the first heir ap-
parent Of the British crown 70 20
through a public ceremony of investi-
ture at Carnarvon Castle 1t will like
wise be the first occasion Of a King Of
England presenting his son 10 the Welsh
people as their prince since the DAYS
when Edward ] presented his infant
son, afterward Edward H. 10 the Welsh
chieftains at Carnarvon Castle recon-
mending them 70 hail the baby as their
prince since he was born in Wales and
was unable 70 speak a word Of that Eng
lish language 10 which they were so
hostile
The presentation Of the FIRST Prince Of