Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-27
1900 To ATTEND
ABBEY WEDDING
Of ROYAL BRIDE
Princess Will Promise
to Obey Husband; Ex-
hortation Revised.
No Precedent for Cere-
mony Except Marriage
653 Years Ago There.

London, Feb. 26.-(By The Associ.
ated Press. ALTHOUGH daughter OF
Great Britain's sovereign, Princess
Mary will promise to "obey" her hus-
band when she is married to Viscount
Lascelles in Westminster Abbey Tues
day. The wedding service will follow
the Church of England prayer book
order, but the revised exhortation'
will be used. This has received the
sanction of church authorities. Its
wording, in some particulars. is re-
garded as in better style than the old
version.
Abbey authorities are finding them
selves in the curious position of hav-
ing no precedent for the Forthcoming
ceremonial. The last marriage of a
child of a reigning monarch in this
abbey. that of Edmund Crouchback,
second son of Henry the Third. to
Aveline of Lancaster. took place 6;J53
year ago. The customs of that time
are deemed inappropriate for today
1t is expected the arrangements for
the ceremony will closely follow this
order: The $500 guests will begin to
arrive at 10 o'clock, SO that all may
be seated before II. The kings gem
tlemen ushers will receive them. the
foreign ambassadors and ministers
being received by the master of cere-
monies. Members of the royal family
will arrive at about lilo o'clock. Of
ficers of the kings household con-
ducting them to their seats.
Royalties viii Then Appear
At 11:15 Viscount Lascelles and his
groomsmen will arrive. At the same
time Princess Mary will leave Buck
Ingham palace in an open carriage.
weather permitting. and accompanied
by the king, will drive by way of the
Mall, Admiralty arch. Whitehall and
Parliament square to the west door of
the abbey.
Five minutes before the arrival of
the bride. which is timed for IL 30.
the queen. accompanied probably by
the Duke Of York. will have reached
the abbey.
The order of the royal professions
inside the abbey affords some idea of
The first will be that of the members
of the royal family, led by the Queen
Mother Alexandra who, it is expected,
her escort. Then will come the pro-
the Duke of York and Prince Henry
the bridegroom and his attendants and
arm of King George. followed by her
bridesmaids.
The procession of the bride to the
altar will be headed by the choir and
will include the gentlemen ushers, the
state chamberlain, master of the
household. Princess Mary King
George and the bridesmaids.
Special Prayer Book for Mary
After the ceremony. for which Prin-
'ess Mary will use beautiful prayer
book specially printed and illuminated
or the purpose. the register will be
signed in. the historic ancient chapel |
# Edward the Confessor.
The bride and bridegroom will leave
he abbey by the west door, the king
md queen following.
From the abbey. the viscount and !
Her Royal Highness Princess Mary !
Tiscountess Iascelles.' as she will !
be known. will drive by |!
way Of Parliament square. Whitehall. !
admiralty arch and the Mall to Marl- !
orough gate whence they will detour t
through st. James street. Piccadilly. /
Iyde Park corner and Constitution
I'LL to Buckingham palace. There a
rivate reception will be held.
No invitations for the wedding were
ent to royalty abroad Should mem
ers of foreign houses be visiting
,pgland at the time of the wedding,
rhich is considered improbable. it is
kelly they will be bjdden to the cere-
lony.
Other Royalties There
In addition to the king and queen,
,embers of the royal family expected
, be present at the abbey include
'ueen Dowager Alexandra. Princess
ictoria. the Princess Royal and her
aughter, Princess Maud; the Duke
f Connaught and Lady Patricia Ram
ay. the Duke of York and Prince
[enry, Princess Alice and the
arl ,of Athlone. the Marquis and
of Cambridge, Princess
hristian and her daughters, Princess
ouise Duchess of Argyll and the
uchess of Albany.
Major Sir Victor Audley Mackenzie,
J. s. O., of the Scots guards. will be
pest man" He entertained King
Gorge, when prince Of Wales, at his
,ottish home and was also an inti-
ate friend of the late King Edward.
e commanded battalion in France
I'd was wounded in 1916.
Viscount Lascelles' brother, Edward
ecil Lascelles. was to have been
oomsman but he has not sufficiently
covered from an accident while in
e hunting field some months ago to
'rmit his attendance.
Eight bridesmaids win attend the