The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-14

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coronation is to occur July 1S-namely
the investiture of the young Prince of
Wales, amid quaint Welsh surround
ings and at the very birthplace of the
grst English Prince of Wales, Edward
son of King Edward l. and Queen
Eleanor.
Tradition connected with the ancient
Welsh castle of Carnarvon, where the
ceremony is to take place, says that
after Edward the First's conquest of
Wales the Welshmen refused to obey
any prince appointed by the king as
regent of the principality unless he
was born on its soil. Queen Eleanor
shortly afterwards gave birth to son
in the castle of Carnarvon, and there
upon the king, calling the chiefs of
the Welsh nation together, asked them
whether they would obey prince nom
mated by him, as he was compelled
to leave the country. They replied in
the affirmative on condition that the
prince was Welshman. Edward then
named his own son, born only a few
days before, and the Welshmen were
satisfied.
The prince was afterward shown to
the nation, or as many of them as
could get near enough to see him,
from what is known as Queen Flea
nor's gateway. 1t is from this gate
way of the castle, which had been
prepared for the purpose, that the
new Prince of Wales, after his investi-
ture today, shows himself to his sub
jects, who are to gather to the num-
ber of $4,000 or 10000 in the vicinity.
The king and queen, with the young
prince, are to travel from Ireland to
Holyhead in the royal yacht, and aft
erwards by special train to small
station two miles from this city, where
they alight There a number of state
carriages are to be waiting them and
ia procession, escorted to the city by
cavalry, forms.
Entering the walled city by the
north road they pass through the main
street to the great castle square, where
the mayor and civic officials receive
them and present loyal addresses.
The royal party then separate, the
Prince of Wales preceding his parents
to the castle by a few minutes and
enters the ancient fortress by the wa.
ter gate. AS he passes into the castle
his standard is hoisted on the Eagles
Tower, where it is said the first
Prince of Wales was born, although
the story has only tradition to support
it.
The kind and queen follow almost
Immediately, and on their appearance
at the water gate the royal standard
takes the place of that of the Prince
OF Wales.
Two suites of apartments, supposed
to have been occupied long centuries
before by Edward l. and his queen
had been prepared for their majesties
and the young prince, and to these
they retire in order to robe themselves
for the great state ceremony.
The public assemblage is seated OF
specially erected stagings erected
round the interior of the castle walls
A great body of troops is also to be
drawn up surrounding a platform ii
the center of the immense courtyard
The Royal Welsh choir, consisting o.
400 voices, performs the musical par
of the programme with a selection O.
Welsh airs
The royal party, having robed, forms
two professions in their apartments
the king and queen with their suits II
the first, and the Prince of Wales witt
his supporters in the second.
The king and queen thence proceed
to the raised platform in the coutr
yard, as they appear in the open ali
the choir singing God Save the King.
Then follows the procession in which
the prince was the central figure, anC
as he approaches his royal parents tn,
choir sings God Bless the Prince o
Wales" and the public give salvo o
ringing cheers.
The formal ceremony of investiturs
/ is then carried out, the prince bending
down in his surcoat, cloak and mantle
of crimson velvet while the king PLACED
a crimson velvet cap ornamented will
ermine on his head. His majesty the;
crowns him with a coronet as a tokel
of principality, puts in his hand
golden verge as the emblem of gov
eminent and circles his middle finge
with a golden ring as sign that hs Il
married to his country. At the same
time letters patent are handed to th'
prince authorizing him to hold tn
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