Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-23
PEOPLES SHOUTS GIVE ASSENT
Archbishop Also Receives Oath of
King to Obey Statutes.
ANCIENT FEATURES RETAINED
Foremost Men of Kingdom Figure in
the Ceremonials.
DEAN PRESENTS THE MONARCH
Crown IL Then Placed Upon His Head
by the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, Who Repeats An
cient Prayer.


LONDON, June 22.-"Iong live Georr.
! " king by the grace of God. OF the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and ire
land and for the British Dominion beyond
the seas. defender of the faith, emperor
OF India"
Such is the official greeting and such
the cry taken UP today and echoed
throughout the country and beyond tho
seas, as the coronation ceremonies In
! Westminster Abbey gives official sanction
to the reign of the eighth member OF the
house of Hanover.
The central feature of the elaborate
ceremonies is the coronation itself oe.
curing toward noon today in Westminster
Abbey.
The official greeting of the king and
queen is first extended by the archbishop
OF Canterbury. who, addressing the as
semoied guests and through the m the peo-
plo of England, says:
"sirs, here present unto you King
GeorSe' the undoubted king of this realm:
wherefore all you who are come this day
TO do your homage and service, are YOU
willing to do the Bame7'
The assent of the assembled rnultitn6.
is given with God Save the King" ana
this is taken up and echoed outside, while
trumpets sound, announcing the official
recognition and the putting on OF the
crown.
The archbishop also receives the oath
OF the king, solemnly promising to govern
the people according to the statutes In par
lament and the respective laws and Gus.
toms OF the same. AS the archbishop
places the crown upon the Kings head he
! intones:
20 God, the crown Of the faithful: Bless
we beseech Thee and sanctify this Thy
servant George our king: and as Thou
cost this day set a crown OF pure gold
upon his head. 30 enrich his royal heart
with Thine aboundant grace and crown
him with all princely virtues through the
king of eternal Jesus Christ our Lord
Amen" - -"
Chair of st. Edward.
The king sits IN the historic chair of
St. Edward as the crown Is placed upon
his head. The dean of Westminster is the
| custodian OF the crown and delivers IL to
the archbishop at the moment the latter
places 1t upon the head Of the sovereign
This done, the greeting of the assembled
guests and the multitude outside is again
given and re-eohoed throughout the king
DOM God save the king" The queens
coronation Is accompanied with similar
ceremonies Of impressive dignity
The coronation ceremony combines many
other features based on tradition and com
ing down through the ages including the
amounting. the investing with the arnill
and royal robe, the delivery of the orb the
presenting Of the Holy Bible, the homage,
the differentiation, the sermon, the COM
munion, the prayer of conservation and
the Te Deum Laudamus, combining the
pomp and pageantry Of feudal and medieval
ages. with the glitter and outward show
of the days of chivalry.
Accompanying the king and queen and
sitting beside them throughout the i'm
pressive ceremony. are to be the duke Of
Connaught and the young prince Of Wales
the latter wearing the uniform of a naval
cadet. Carving the canopy over the head
Of the king are to be four knights of the
Garter, the earl of Crew and the earl of
Minto. The canopy carried over the head
of Queen Mary is borne by four duchesses
namely, the duchess of Hamilton, the
duchess OF Montrose, the duchess of Port
land and the duchess of Sutherland. The
kings magnificent robe made of the cloth
OF gold has a train borne by eight pages
namely. the marquis OF Harrington, the
earl Of Airlie. Viscount Cranbourne. the
Lord Romily and four others drawn from
the ranks OF the nobility.
Many OF the foremost men of the king
dom figures also in the various ceremonies
Of the coronation. The duke or Norm
umberland is the bearer of ST. Edwards
| crown. The earl of Beauchamp is the
bearer of the sword OF state, Earl Roberts
is the bearer of the second sword and Wis
count Kitchener the bearer of the third
sword. The duke Of Argyle bears the soep-
ter with the cross. The bishop OF Ripon
carries the kings regalia. while the duke
of Somerset, the duke OF Richmond and
others bear various other traditional en-
blems OF the coronation.
Queen Mary's crown is borne by the duke
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