The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-29
King in Admirals Uniform

King in Admirals Uniform
Promptly az 1876 a. m. the first
procession left Buckingham Palace.
u comprised the king and queen,
riding in a state coach drawn by
,pankling bays and followed b. car
riages bearing their suite.
The king wore the dark blue uni
form 81 an admiral. and the queen
one 81 her fur-COllared top coats and
a new tOque-shaped hat. not as top
heavy as the ones she usually wears.
In front and behind the procession
rode an escort Of household cav
airy. with gittering breast plates
and tossing plumes-
To the thunderous applause Of the
crowd. the procession moved down
the Mall. past rigid guardsmen with
rifles ar salute. Il turned of to
the right. short Of Admiralty Arch.
and cut across the horse guards
parade 20 Whitehall Opposite the
CenOtaph. it slowed down while the
king saluted Britain's Unknown
Soldier" Then the procession con-
tinued on 70 the abbey. where their
maiesties were greeted al IN door
by high ecclesiastics and other royal
guests.
Sit Close to Altar
The royal families sat close to the
altar They included the duchess
OF York. the Princess ROYAL and her
husband. Lord HarewOOi. in the
scarlet Of a colonel Of the guards:
the duke Of COnnaught. and other
rl0se relatives. The duke Of
Gloucester was absent. in Australia
The prince Of Wales and the duke
Of York acted as bridegrO0m's sup
pOrters. Later. this party was
joined by Prince Nicholas. who ar
rived in the brides procession.
Behind them sat foreign royalty,
including the king and queen of
Denmark. the king and queen Of
Norway. and Princess Paul Of YugO-
slavia and Countess TOrring, Ma
Tina S two sisters.
on the other side of the altar sat
the eCClcsiastiCs in their COlOrful
vestments. They included. beside
the archbishop Of Canterbury. the
archbishop Of York. the bishop Of
London and archbishop GeFmanOS.
head OF the Greek orthodox church
in London.
As the king and queen arrived.
the bridegrOOm'S procession left St.
James palace. At the abbey, the
duke ana his brothers proceeded i'm
mcdiately TO stations at the altar
The bridegroom was attired in the
uniform OF a naval commander.
Marina in First Carriage
A few minutes later the brides
party left Buckingham palace. Ma
rina rode In the first carriage, be-
hind an eSCOrte of cavalry. She
smiled at the crowd before the pal
ace gates. Only a few minutes be-
fore she had favored the throng
with q glimpse Of her in her bridal
gown when she came to a window.
AS the bride-tO-be emerged, the
rain stopped. a fact which the
throng accepted as a good omen.
AT the abbey the princess was met
by eight bridesmaids Princess JUL
ana Of Holland. Princess Irene of
Greece. Princess Catherine of
Greece. the Grand Duchess Kyra Of
Russia. Princess Elizabeth Of York
Princess Eugene Of Greece. Lady
Iris MOuntbatten and Lady Mary
Cambridge
Princess Elizabeth and Lady Mary
who is Queen Na-y's niece. who are
8 and 10 years old respectively
caught up the Six-yards-lOng silver
train. and 20 the traditional strains
Of the "LOhengrin' wedding march,
the procession moved toward the al
tar.
Wears Gown of Silver Lame
Marina. completely composed
looked lovely in a gown of silver
lame with an English rose woven
through The design. On her head
was the ancient lace veil worn by
her mother az her wedding. In her
arms she carried a huge bouquet OF
lilies OF the valley. orchids and car
nations. In the center of the bOu-
quiet was a spring Of myrtle from the
tree that has supplied myrtle for
every royal bride since Queen Vic
tOria.
The bridesmaids wore white crept
threaded with silver. a perfect back
ground for the silver bride"
The wedding ceremony began or
scheduled time. with the old ritua
Of the Church Of England beinG
used.
Outside the abbey the crowd list
ened in silence 10 the loud speaker
until they heard the dukes un-
finching I Will" respond Their
they chuCkled and smiled.
Places Ring on Finger
Exactly eleven minutes after the
ceremony began the archbishop
placed the ring Of AfarinaS finger
SignifyinC her marriage TO George
The services were concluded witt
the singing Of the national anthem
God save the King"
AS the royal neWlywedS left the
abbey. fOrty-nine minutes after tht
ceremony began. wedding bells II