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cathedral. Crown Prince Leopold
and Prince Charles, sons of the
king, followed it.
Behind them came other men,
bers of the royal family, kings,
princes, presidents and diplomatic
representatives from almost every
country in the world.
It was as the coffin was laid
before the altar that the queen
was overcome by her emotions
Her sobs echoed softly through
the vaulted cathedral.
From that moment, the funera
became human, personal tragedy
as every heart shared the grief OF
the queen who, as wife anc
mother, had lived through more
than 80 years of peace and war
Joy and tragedy, with the knight
king"
AS the cathedral bells tolled, the
entire brilliant assembly bowed
heads with the pathetic small
figure of the queen PROSTATE anc
sobbing before the bier.
100000 See Procession
The Prince of Wales, King Boris
of Bulgaria and President Lebrun
of France remained in close at
tendance on the queen during the
services at the cathedral. After
the funeral they accompanied her
to the chateau at Laeken where
the body was inferred.
It was estimated that 100000
people saw the procession from
the palace to st. Gudule's. The
start was delayed half an hour
because of the unexpected large
number of war veterans that filed
past the bier as it lay in front Of
the palace.
The police were greatly relieved
when the procession arrived al
the cathedral, for theirs had beer
the task Of guarding the host Of
royalty and other important per-
sonages who walked on foot
through the streets behind the
coffin. No untoward incidents
marred the ceremonies.
Royalty in Line
After the services at the cathe
dral the members of royalty en-
tered carriages as the funeral pro-
cession proceeded to Laeken.
Crown Prince Umberto of Italy
seated in a carriage, passed the
spot where an antifascist fired 6
shot at him several years age
when he came to Brussels for his
betrothal ceremonies to Princes;
Marie Jose. daughter of the Bel
gian King and Queen.
Among the royalty marching
in the procession were King Boris
the King and Queen of Siam
the Prince of Wales, Crown
Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden
the Crown Prince and Princess
of Norway, Prince Nicholas OF
Rumania, and Prince Shah Wal
Khan of AfghaniStan.
President Lebrun was accom-
panied by Premier CASTOR Dou-
mergue, Foreign Minister Louis
Barthou, War Minister Marshal
Henri Petain, and Gen. Maxine
Weygand, representing the French
army.
Zita Attends
The former Empress Zita, OF
Austria, and her son, the Arch
duke Otto, were present.
Largest among the delegations
was the British, which included
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger
Keyes, Field Marshal Viscount
Allenby, 26 airmen, so blue
jackets, and 100 members of the
Fifth Inniskilling Dragon
Guards.
st. Gudule's was an imposing
sight with black-and-silver drap
ings, emblazoned with Belgium's
royal arms, hung over the main
entrance. Inside black-and-sil
yer, dome-shaped canopy hung
suspended from the high, vaulted
ceiling, with four streamers OF
crepe stretching to the four main
pillars of the church.
Pyramids of Candles
The catafalque was near the
sanctuary and rose 20 feet from
the floor. On it were Albert's
sword, tunic and helmet.
Pyramids of candles Illuminated
the altar.
At the left Of the altar were
seated Queen Elizabeth and other
members of the Belgian Roya
Family, and visiting royalty. Al
the right was the Archbishop'S
throne.
Funeral ceremonies began short
ly after dawn when 10000 veter
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