The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15
King and Queen Of England together
With Other NotabIes Were
Present at the
Ceremony.

uuCASbSi OF Tie III the cNapei fOydlp
st. James Palace. King Christian X
and the queen Of Denmark, the Dowag
er Empress Marie of Russia and the
crown prince Of Norway found 1t I'm
possible at the last moment to attend
the ceremony. The grand duke of
Saxe-C -Coburg-Cob was unable to be
present and the bridegrooms father
the duke of Connaught was substitut.
ed as one Of Prince Arthur's support.
ers. The prince of Wales was the 9th
e..
At the request Of the brlue the wed.
ding breakfast was abandoned. Imme.
diately after the ceremony the we'd
ding party proceeded to the picture
gallery Of the palace where the regis,
try was signed and the wedding cake
| distributed.
The royal bride and groom then
drove to the residence prepared fol
them in Portman Square.
| The match has been generally re
garded as the nearest possible ap
i proach to royal romance, as, ex
Icept for the necessity Of providing 4
wealthy bride for Prince Arthur ant
the desirabiifty Of Keeping the duch
less millions in England, no statt
1 purpose is served by the alliance
u The bride inherited more than five
million dollars from her father. Sht
.ils TWENTY-FIVE years of age and ths
\ prince thirty.
Although the wedding was supposed
to be merely a family affair, court OF
4 ficials had complete charge of tn
arrangements. AS the chapel Roya
holds only 800 persons the guest lis
was exceedingly select, In addition
to King George and Queen Mary, an
the parents of the bride and groom
the distinguished guests included tn
king and queen of Norway. Queer
Mother Alexandra, the crow
rrinee and crown princess o
Sweden, and Prince and Princes
Henry of Prussia, representing tn
kaiser. All the members of the dill
lomatic corps were present, and tn
United States Ambassador Waite
Hines Page, in black court dress
with long trousers, however. instea
of knee-breeches-pr provided the onl
somber figure in the glitter Of un
forms and jewels.
There were no state professions o
escorts, but the bands of the Grer
adler and Coldstream Guards wer
drawn up in the ambassadors eouT
and the approach to the chapel Roya
was lined by guards of honor fror
the Royal Scots Greys, the bride
groom's regiment, and the Duff Higf
llanders (the bride, as head of the Du
clan, being one of the few person
privileged to maintain private reg
ment). Although their residence
only a few yards from the palace, tn
. Connaughts conformed to custom an
drove from Clarence House to th
chapel Royal. The bridegroom, VIII
wore his captains uniform of tn
, Royal Scots Greys crossed with hl
Garter ribbon, was supported" by h
cousins, the prince Oh wares, anu W
duke of Connaught, the forme
wearing naval uniform, and til
latter that of the Seaforth Higl
: landers, of which he is colonel-i7
chief Royal bridegrooms have r
best man, but the bride who droy
! from Portman square with her mot
er. the Princess Royal, ha
, eight bridesmaids. They inclu
}, ed Princess Mary, King George
vlonly daughter; Princess Pa
lrica, the bridegroom's siste
= Princess Maud, the br1de's siste
\ Princess Mary of Teck, Lady Ma
Cecil. daughter of the Marquis
Salisbury. Several tiny p>ses in sat
court suits bore her train. Amor
r. them were Prince John, King George
IT youngest son, and Grown Prince OF
y of Norway.
1t was 11:45 when the bride
rived amid storm of cheering fro
the vast crowds in the vicinity of t
. palace. The bridegroom was await