The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-23
Amid Scenes Of Magnificent
SpIendor George and MARY
Are Crowned King ad Queen

plfced chorlsters took up their posi-
tions and the service commenced viii
Ia triumphal march BY an orchestri
and choir Of 800 under Sir Frederick
Bridges direction.
i AL 10 O'clock the full pomp of til,
Ecclesiastical procession was formed
for the purpose Of carrying the regal;
ito the vestibllle to await Their Males
ties arrival To the strain OF 70 Goo
our help in ages past the marcf
down the aisles began and as thu
clergy, led BY the Bishop OF London
lin flaming scarlet, disappeared
Through the western doors. the way
was prepared for the royal process
sion's entry.
The thunder Of drums outside an
Enounced the principal actors arrival
First came the foreign princes and
princesses. n wonderful robes in
which the royal purple predominated,
their long court trains borne by pages
and their coronets carried on silken
cushions before them.
The Duke OF connaught. brother OF
the late King Edward and uncle OF the
present monarch. In the full uniform
I OF field marshal unde- his royal
robes, took bis seat as a royal duke
In front OF the benches reserved for
the highest British noblemcn. AT
King Edwards coronation the seats OF
the royal dukes had three occupants
the Dukes Of Cambridge. Connaught
and Cornwall and York. Today Con-
naught was left In solitary splendor.
His uncle, the Duke Of Cambridge, Is
dead. The Duke OF Cornwall and
York have risen to the throne, as King
George v. And the Prince OF Wales.
though now the wearer OF his fathers
former titles. Is not yet Of age and
cannot take his seat among the peers.
The duchess 81 Connaught. Prince
Arthur and Princess Patricia took
their seats In one OF the royal boxes.
Entranee Of Royalties
Then trumpeters and few heralds.
blazing in crimson and gold. annou-
ced the arriva Of the royal children.
the Prince Of gales. Princes ALBERT.
aud Henry Nc ~kthe Princess
Mary. The eldest two boys wore
their blue. cadet uniforms, the others
court dress All took seats seats be-
side but slightly lower and in the rear
OF the thrones.
At this moment roar or cheering
outside and the crash Of the guards
band as Il broke into the national an
them proclaimed that the king and
queen were alighting from their coach
al the Abbey entrance.
The orchestra struck up the hymn
Il was glad and at the same instant
there marched down the aisle the
kings chaplaifH-in-ordinary. two and
two. followed by the canons Of the
Abbey In their darker capes Of crim-
son worked alth gold, with the dean
bringing III tho rear.
As the clergy disappeared behind
the choir seseen the heralds. pur-
suivants and officials Of the three
great chiyalrsc orders OF the Garter,
st. Patrick md the Thistle made
their appearance, fairly shimmerlng
IN their plaRtasenet tabards OF cloth
OF gold. emblazoned with the royal
arms.
Behlnd.thcm carried BY the o'Lon-
O. Don. IIe.iditary Standard Bearer
Henry Scrymgeour-w -weddcrburn and
HEREDITARY Kings Champion Frank
s. Dymoeke respectively. came the
banners of ttc three kingdoms the
blue and Folc OF ireland, the red
lion Of the scotch and the ancient
leopard standard" OF England.
Following came the royal standard,
borne by the Marquis OF Lansdowne.
The red dragon banner Of Wales. UP
held by Lord Mostyn: the standard
Of India carried by former yiccF,y
Lord Curzun, he standard Of Cana
da In the hanIs OF former governor
general the Earl Cf Aberdeen. the
standard of Australia. held aloit Dy
former goserncr-general Lord North
cote, and the standards OF New Zeal
ard and south Africa, carried fcs
pectiyeiy ~ Lord Plunkct and tic
Earl of selbcfnc. The appearance
of the colonial banners was nov
feature II Enxlish coronation pgo-
cessioas.
Neat marched the Duke OF Wei
lington. alone, bearing aloft tho
Union Jack. Two small pages sup
ported bis grarcs train. and a thisd
staggered unier the weight OF his
eoronet. III 4 cushion In front Of hin
In line balsind the duke was
Keeper OF The Crown Jewels Sir Rob
ert G. Low, bearing a velvet cushion
with the two ruby rings and sword
AT his heels we're the four knights ot
the Garter chosen TO hold the golden
canopy above the kings head dur
Ing the amounting. Each was cilu
In the white satin dress OF his order.
with his garter on his knee and ruby
velvet mantle about his shoulders.
Nii9sstfy In Line.
Premier II. n. Asquith.in hts sir
pie cabinet mInisters's uniform II
blue and whitc. was followed by
Lord Chancellor Lord Ashbournc or
Ireland and the Archbishop Of York.
the latter in a cape OF gold end white
touched with crimson damask. Lord