The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-13
At Investitur Carr
Wales, Attended
His Parents
INTBREs TIING
Is the Revival Of tie neisl
Custom in Come lo
with Coronation
Els Parents

dARNNARvoN. wales
The most interesting event en- 81
the coronation = taking pl1
namely, the inVestitu ro of
Prince OF wales. amid qtlain
surro findings and at the YER
place Of the frst English Phi
wales, Edward. son Of king
I. and Queen Bleanor.
Tradition CONTESTED With "a
cient Welsh castle OF Cara
where the ceremony e taking
says that after lodward the
conquest OF Wales the lstlli
fused to obey any prince app
by the king as regent OF the pEtnels
paltty unless he was born on so
Queen Eleanor shortly afteEyLrt
gave birth to a son In the castle
carnarvon, and tnereupons the
calling the chiefs of the Welsh
ton together. asked them whether
they would obey g. prince no1nlElate
by him. as he was compel g
the country. they replied In the
hrmatIve on CONDITION that the rriiIce
was a Welstman. Edward then nam
his own son, born only q 8e5E das
before, and the Welshmen were
isaed.
The prince was tafteEIFarc ,sllo
the nation, or as many o. tlaer1
could get near enough to see
from what Is known as Queen leess
nor's gateway. It e dron this
way OF the castle. which had
prepared for the purpc
new Prince OF Wales after hl5
ture today. S1oFVs n tEnsetf to- his FL
jects, who are to 50 Their to- the s1ii
her OF is. 600 or 10000 In the yicl Al
The lzlEI ana "a ,tiies1
prince, trayelsR rom e
IIolyhead Sd the royal - gacll
afterwards by special TRAIN to Sltt
stations two miles from this ctty4
where they aITghted. Tinere mum
OF state carriages were
them and procession. escoFt
the city by cavalry. formed.
Entering the walled city BY
north road they passed throu tho
main street to the great castle
where the mayor and civic Toftsll
received them ana presented loyal I'D
dresses.
The royal party then separated. the
Prince OF wales preceding his
ants TO the castle by a. few TniE119ees
and entered the ancient fcFtre
the water gate. As he passed into, me
castle his tandard was hotsted on tl49
Eagles Tower. where It e said the.
frst prince OF wales was born ALL
though the story has only trad don
TO support It,
The king and queen FOLLOWED ellAs,a
iu1an ediateIy, and on their appears 2 GO
at the water gate the royal standard
took the place Of that OF the
of wales.
Two suites OF apartments, snpF
posed to have been occupied 404
centuries before by Edward r antt
H,Is queen. had been prepared for
their .rnatestes and the young pr4nc
ana 10 these they retired in order ~
robe themselves for the great eF
ceremony.
The public assemEolage was seEtes
on specially erected standings erect
around the interior Of the castle
walls. A great body OF tFoopE
also drawn up surrouHding e ~
forTm in the centre OF theiitIlEIle
courtyard. The Royal Welsh
consisting OF 400 voices. pertq
the musical part OF the program
a. selection Of welsh airs
The royal party. having F9gees
formed two PROFESSIONS In theF
nnents. the king and queen with
suites In 4irst, and the Prince
wales with his supporters ini the
ond.
The king and queen then
20 the raised platform in the eqtss.
-,,rI4. as they appeared In the opet
tho choir singing God ave
EcInr.v Then foIlowed the pfoce
IN which the prince was tAe ce1ess
Rgure, and ashe approache ms = - "a s..
,,orents the chair sang see
ne PRINCE Of Wales" ana the pe 3. 3
ave a salvo OF rfngtnG cheers
The formal ceremony o. ny
,,,as then carried out, the prince
~ down IN his aureoat. ele
| ToantIe Of crimson velvet VIII ~
ltinr placed a, crluason yelysst
namented with erunine on nlss
+Igs- 1ajesty then crowned Nm Y +.
Itco4onet as q token Of IFlnelt q
nut in htsshand a solqel ~
ne emblem of sovernra e.
sled his middle anger a8s. "
rtnr as a Eign that he g; 5ns ~
! ,,s country. AT the ansnles
ter1 patentwere handsd 81 sas
/ aut hoFizing hi4d ~