Evening star., 1934-11-29
marina AND KENT
WED IN BRILLIANT
RITES IN LONDON
Royalty, Diplomats, Elite
Attend Westminster
Abbey Service.
SYMBOLIC ORTHODOX
CEREMONY FOLLOWS
Hundreds of Thousands Cheer
Newlyweds Along Line
of Procession.
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, November 29.-Amid
scenes Of glitterlng pomp and splen-
dor. George, the youngest son of the
King Of England, and Marina, lovely
member of The former Greek reigning
house, were married today at West
minister Abbey, the nations shrine.
The royal couple said. Il will, be-
fore three Kings and three Queens,
royalty past and present, titled per-
sonages, the diplomatic corps and the
elite of the nations government and
social life.
These were among the 1900 guests
who witnessed the union of the 81
year-old Duke of Kent and his
27-year-old bride.
No Such Scenes Since War.
Hundreds of thousands occupied
every vantage point outside and
cheered the royal professions to the
palace. Old London had not seen
such scenes since the war.
A short while afterward the union
of the Duke and the Princess was
sealed second time with the solemnl-
Zation of The ancient and symbolical
Greek orthodox service when they
had returned to Buckingham Palace
from Westminster Abbey
Despite the hundreds of thousands
who iammed the route to the Abbey
the wedding went off in clockllke
precision. George and Marina were
pronounced man and wife at ll:l3,
only 13 minutes after the service
started
They intoned their VOWS after the
Archbishop of Canterbury. Georges S
voice was slightly tense and strained,
while Marinas was calm with a soft
tone 1t showed just a slight trace
of accent.
Vivid Color in Abbey.
The brilliant uniforms of the men
and the gorgeous gowns of the women
sparkling with costly gems gave the
usually Somber Abbey a vivid color.
Throngs which only few minutes
before had acclaimed the passage of
the wedding party from Buckingham
Palace to the Abbey packed row upon
row of gayly decorated stands erected
on the Abbey grounds and in adjacent
streets as the venerable, white-haired
archbishop pronounced the wedding
lines of the Church of England.
The Duke of Kent called his bride
simply Marina
She said Il, Marina, take thee,
George Edward Alexander Edmund,
to be my welded husband"
The word obey was used in the
service and the archbishop pro-
nounced them man and wife
King George and Queen Mary, King
Haakon and Queen Maud of Norway
and King Christian and Queen Alex
andra of Denmark occupied the places
of prominence among the royal guests
nearest the brilliant white e-decked
altar with its Pickering candles,
costly golden plate and altar pieces.
Not far away sat former King George
of Greece.
Binghams Are Present.
The diplomatic corps. in uniform or
court dress, sat nearby. The United
States only representative at the
wedding, Ambassador Robert w. Bing-
lldul, odI Will IMIS. bIllBlldlu dIIlOIlS
this group.
The entire cabinet, a number of
former cabinet members and other
government functionaries occupied
other places. Six of the Duke of
Kent's servants sat in special seats.
While the service was proceeding
the great crowds outside were able to
follow the ceremony through loud
speakers, with practically every man
standing bareheaded
1t also was broadcast throughout
the world
Three gorgeous professions exempli-
flying the pomp of royalty took the
wedding party to the abbey for the
services.
The King, in uniform, and the
Queen, in fur coat and striking blue
dress. drove from Buckingham Palace
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