Evening star., 1937-05-12
Coronation
Continued From Fourth Page J

cessional there was no escape from
the rain.
So tightly hemmed in were the
crowds that only those in the rear
most ranks and in the more remote
side streets could hope for a quick
escape to dry clothes and shelter.
Others faced hours Of waiting before
heavily burdened streets and convey
ances could dissolve the immense
throngs.
Plantagenet crowns with 20-foot
green and white streamers lined mar
row Cockspur street as the parade
moved westward.
Into Pail Mall the glittering caval-
cade rolled iIto clubland.
The old Tudor castle of st. James
slipped by as the crawling procession
turned northward for the climb
toward Piccadilly.
Crowds Break Ranks
For Second Glimpse.
When the rear carriage bearing the
King and Queen circled PiccAdilly Cir
Gus and headed into the quadrant Sec
ton of Regent street, the crowds be-
hind broke ranks.
Streaming down Piccadilly and
across Green Park they raced toward
Buckingham Palace for a second
glimpse of the parade at its finish.
In a straight sweep westward to-
ward Marble Arch, the cavalcade cut
through the home Of London's exclu-
sive shopland. All of the shops were
boarded up to fair height to pre-
vent embarrassing by the crush
ing crowds.
On moved the procession, down
Oxford street turning left past Marble
Arch and into Hyde Park.
Tie professional was moving
through torrential rain as it turned
the corner into Hyde Park, where
the pageant got its greatest reception.
On the left spectators packed the
only stands in the park. On the right
there were no stands.
The procession entered Hyde Park
corner, the carriages slipping through
the narrow gate, the soldiers march,
ing beneath side arcades. It passed
by the spot on Constitution Hill where
last July cripple. suffering from a
persecution complex threw q loaded
revolver beneath the hooves Of a horse
ridden by the then King Edward VIII.
The marchers wheeled in a circle
around the huge gray Victoria monu-
ment in front of the palace and the
newly crowned couple passed through
the gates of Buckingham Palace and
home.
Inside the palace, the King and
Queen had little rest before facing
their subjects again.
They retired to their apartments to
refresh themselves, but the cheering
Of the crowds kept up q ceaseless re-
frain in their ears.
King George and Queen
Step Onto Balcony.
A red-liveried footman stepped to
the French windows of the Chinese
room over the main archway Of the
palace yard and flung them wide.
A moments hush fell on the crowd.
Then cheering was renewed more
loudly than before. The people saw
King George. leading his Queen by
the hand, step onto the crimson
draped balcony.
For moment they seemed slightly
bewildered, looking down on = surging
sea of faces. Then they smiled and
waved their hands. The crowd roared.
Surging forward, 1t swept across the
road where the procession had passed
and up to the railings Of the palace
court yard.
Then Queen Mary and the little
princesses joined the party on the
balcony. Soon all the principal men,
bers Of the royal family were there.
At last the royal party withdrew.
and the windows were closed. But the
crowd was not satisfied.
Again and again the King and
Queen were called back to the bal
cony-the historic balcony on which
King George the Fifth and Queen
Mary had 50 often stood In peace and
war to acknowledge the Nations en-
thusiastic demonstrations.
The elated crowd, moved to car
nival spirit by the homely sight Of the
royal family gathered together, burst
into spontaneous song. A few voices
started the familiar FOR They Are
Jollv C3ord Rallov,a' and ~ iovo,ia