Evening star., 1936-01-21
HopstoLondon
in2 Hours in
Own Plane.
HUGE THRONC
AT AIRDROME
Mourning Period
of Nine Months
Proclaimed.
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LONDON January 2l-A new King,
Edward VIII, took up the rule of the
British Empire of nearly 100000, 900
people today.
The man whom the world has
known as the Prince of Wales dis
carded royal precedent to fly from the
bier of his late father, King George v.
In Sandringham House to the capital.
He made the 1O0-mile trip in his
private airplane and was the first
British monarch to travel by air.
Edward followed the precedent OF
centuries in Fastening to st. James
Palace to take the scepter dropped by
the dying King.
But his adherence to precedent
ended there. Previously. other crown
princes had travelled by coach, by ship,
by train. and, finally, by auto.
But today the 4l-year-old Edward
had reached st. James less than II
hours after his father breathed his
last. The total trip occupied only
two hours.
Goes to Buckingham.
After his entrance into ST. James
through streets lined with thousands
Of subjects. the new King went to
Buckingham Palace to see his brother,
the Duke of Gloucester, with whom he
talked for half an hour. Gloucester
is III with a cold.
Afterward he went to York House,
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Wales, to attend meeting Of naval,
military, police and royal household
officials to discuss the arrangements
for the ceremonials of the next few
days.
His proclamation as King will be
given tomorrow morning. The body
of the late King will be brought to
London Thursday
The dramatic modernity of Edwards
morning fight gave way to medieval
pageantry in the late afternoon.
The Privy Council assembled in st.
James for the so-called accession
meeting at which the King makes his
first official declaration and the coun-
cillors pledge their allegiance to the
new sovereign.
The meeting took place with all the
pomp and ceremony of traditional
ritual.
The new King. modern to the last
degree. took off at 11:40 am. GAO
an. Eastern standard time) from
the Bircham (Newton) Airport near
Sandringham on the 100-mile flight to
London, with his brother. the Duke of
York, heir -presumptive to the throne
Although Edward flies his own
plane, his private pilot sat at the con-
trolls for today's flight.
Makes Funeral Plans.
He and the Duke of York had
worked with palace officials through
out the early morning drawing up
final plans for King Georges funeral
and the new Kings formal accession.
The final plans for all ceremonies,
It was announced, would be made
public after further consultations at
London.
Bells tolled and guns doomed in
London and throughout the empire,
signaling The King is dead! Long
live the King!"
An hour after the bell of st. Paul's
Cathedral began its mournful dirge,
his majesty,s ships, whether at home
or abroad, began firing guns at minute
intervals in honor of the late King.
Every British ship and naval estab-
lishment throughout the world low
cred colors to half-mast. to remain
there until George is laid to rest at
Windsor.
The bells OF st. Georges Chapel re-
echoed at Windsor, near London,
where one of the saddest tasks of her
life befell the Duchess of York.
The late Kings only granddaughters,
Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, retired
last night without knowing their
grandfather was dying. This morning
the duchess, who Is convalescing from
influential pneumonia, had to tell
them.
Blinds Tightly Drawn.
The blinds of the Royal Lodge at
Windsor Great Park, where the
mother and daughters-second and
third in the line of succession to the
throne-are in residence, were tightly
drawn.
The new sovereign arrived at Hen
don Airdrome at 1915 pm. (7:15 a.m
=. 8. T.), and drove to York House
which was his ofiicial residence when
he was Prince of Wales.
A big crowd was assembled at the
airdrome to see the new monarch.
They saw Edwards sleek-bodied red
airplane glitter in the morning sun
circle wide over the airdrome, then
(See EDWARD VIII, Page A-5)
Niece of Haves Dies.