The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-28
PRINCESS IS
welded AMID
POMP, DIGNITY
Princess Mary is Married to
Viscount Lascelles Great
Crowds Line Streets to See
Royal Spectacle.
ROYALTY is PRESENT
fBy Associated Press,

only daughter of King George and
Queen Mary, was married today to
Viscount Lascelles, with all the pomp
and dignity befitting royal wedding
Special trains from suburbs and
provinces, as well as charabancs.
trans and buses today brought to the
already crowded city thousands of p.,-
sons anxious to catch a glimpse of
Princess Mary on her wadding morr;-
ing.
These took their places along the
sidewalks and in other vantage points
where they were welcomed by the
cold but CHEEKY ones who had been
| on all night vigil in the most sheltered
spots along the route from Bncking
| ham palace to Westminster abbey.
Long before the time for the royal
professions there was hardly standing
room in Whitehall and on the Mail.
There was plenty to occupy the time in
| watching the movements of the troops.
F, listening to the street musicians and
| in buying flowers and souvenirs from
the numerous peddlers.
| Crowds Cheer
| The ceremony began in Westnin-
! ster abbey at 80 O'Clock and soon
| thereafter the couple were pronounced
man and wife. while the chimes OF
| Westminster rang out the happy mes
sage and vast crowds gave tumuitouS
/ greetings.
The scene of the ceremony within
! the historic walls of the abbey was
one of impressive grandeur, with the
King and Queen and the entire royal
household participating and with all
ranks represented in the brilliant as
semhlage while outside the abbey en-
thusiastic popular homage was given
the bridal pair.
The long awaited day found London
crowded with excursionists from all
parts of the isles and the continent.
Americans also were in evidence hun
dreds having made the voyage to gain
a glimpse of the great state function.
Crowd Every Nook
All these augmented by native Lon
lGoners, most of whom took the day
off. crowded into every niche and space
about Buckingham palace, along the
Mall. in Trafalgar square down White
hall and in the precincts of the parlia
ment buildings and the abbey. Many
paid high prices for seats in stands
or even standing room in windows
thanking the way.
Hours before the $500 guests began
assembling in the abbey there were
! overf1ows of humanity in every street
transversing the route Some, bring
ing, blankets and food with them,
made certain of seeing their princess
by keeping all night possession of care
fully chosen positions.
At 8:45 o'clock general vehicular
traffic was diverted from the streets
between the palace and the abbey by
a force of 5000 bluecoated and white
,, gloved police, who lined the royal way
crowding watchers back to the curb
ings The arrival of the guests, who
. had to be in thei places by 1890
o'clock, was the first reward for the
occupants of the gaily tagged stands
and others who shouldered together
about the colorfully decorated abbey
area.
Procession of Beauty
Only motors and carriages bearing
ticket holders were permitted to pass
the police lines. The conveyances put
down at the abbey doors streams of
gorgeously groomed women, myriads
Of diamonds, sapphires and other
J precious stones flashing from their
\ tiaras, necklaces and bracelets. Their
escorts were resplendent in service
dress or the velvet breeches, white
: silk stockings and three cornered hats
/ of court regalia. 1t was a procession
of beauty and elegance. Members of
! the diplomatic corps were shown their
. seats by the master of ceremonies.
Outside buckingham palace and a
> few moments later about the abbey.
: military guards of honor took up their
positions, forming line in front of
the police, their tall fur shakos and
! scarlet and white uniforms making a
! brilliant spectacle of the mile and a
half Of the thoroughfare.
:. Four Bands Play
Two thousand of the kings life
! guardsmen and territorials were pa
!, raded for this duty. With them were
their four bands. which entertained
< the crowds until at II O'Clock, trump
( citing from the mounted escort, her
( aided the departure of the two car
: riages from Marlborough house carry
Z ing Queen Mother Alexandra and
! Princess Victoria, with the queen S
< suite
ri Alexandra was accorded a medicum
. of the applause and cheering which
. the crowds were reserving for the
= bride. AS the carriage rolled by tc
q the iangle of spurs and clatter oI
: hoofs, the guardsmen snapped to
. present" giving the royal salute, and
q the bands blared the queen mother
= anthem.
. There was one minute interlude
. then from Buckingham palace at the
. end of the Mall trundled the three
y carriages of Queen Mary. the Duke OF
York. and Princess Henry and George
with the equerries and attendants.
Cheer Royalty
Cheers for these members OF the
royal family had scarcely abatt !
! along the elbowing mass now tip-toe.
] jng in their eagerness and expectancy
when from that portion of the rout.s
! nearest the palace door yard they
| swelled to a deafening crescendo az
l the gilded glass coach carrying tl.t.
| Princess Mary and her father rumbled
l through the bronze gates
! Before the coach and the two trailing
1 carriages bearing the Princess ladies
= in waiting and the Kings attendant,
~ had reached the entrance to the han
~ the cheering had spread half wa.
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