Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-28
Princess to Promise
to Obey Her Husband

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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.
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
gentlemen ushers will receive them,
the foreign ambassadors and minis
tiers being received by the master of
ceremonies. Members of the royal
family will arrive at about Halo
O'Clock, officers of the kings house.
hold conducting them to their seats
Lascelles to Arrive.
At Ills Viscount LasceIles and
his groomsmen will arrive. At the
same time Princess Mary will leave
Buckingham palace in an open car
riage, weather permitting, and ac-
companied 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 II 80,
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 spectacular side of the cere-
mony. The first will be that of the
members of the royal family, led by
Queen Mother Alexandra, who, it is
expected, will have the duke of Con-
naught for her escort. Then will
come the procession of Queen Mary.
escorted by the duke of York and
Prince Henry. The third procession
will be that of the bridegroom and
his attendants, and lastly will come
Princess Mary on the 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.
After the ceremony, for which
Princess Mary will use beautiful
prayer book, specially printed and
Illuminated for the purpose. the reg
lister will be signed in the historic
ancient chapel of Edward the Con-
fessor.
The bride and bridegroom will
leave the Abbey by the west door,
the king and queen following.
From the Abbey the viseount and
"Her Royal Highness Princess
Mary Viscountess Lascelles," as she
will thenceforth be known. will
drive by way of Parliament Square,
Whitehall, Admiralty Arch and the
Mall to Marlborough gate, whence
they will detour through St. James
street, Piccadilly, Hyde park Cotner
and Constitution Hill to Bucking-
ham palace. There a private reccp-
tion will be held.
Those to Attend.
No invitations for the wedding
were sent to royalty abroad. Should
members of foreign houses be visit
ing England at the time of the we'd
ding, which is considered inproba-
bic, it is likely they will be hidden
to the ceremony.
In addition to the king and queen,
members of the royal family expect
ed to be present at the Abbey in
clude Queen Dowager Alexandra,
Princess Victoria, the princess royal
and her daughter, Princess Maud;
the duke of Connaught and Lady
Patricia Ramsay, the duke of York
and Prince Henry, Princess Alice
and the earl of Athlone, the marquis
and marchioness of Cambridge,
Princess Christian and her daugh-
tiers, Princess Louise Duchess OF
Argyll and the duchess of Albany
Maj. Sir Victor Audley Mackeu-
zie. D. S. O., of the Scots guards,
will be best man" He entertained
King George when Prince of Wales
at his Scottish home and was also
an intimate friend OF the late King
Edward. He commanded battalion
in France and was wounded in 1916.
Eight Bridesmaids.
Eight bridesmaids will attend the
princess. They are: Princess Maud.
the kings niece; Lady Victoria CAM