The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-12
Eortieth King OF Britain Crowned
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 | hereditary Earl Marshal welcomed the royalties individually.
 The musical program started with the thunderous notes of the great abbey organ. Then the orchestra of 60 pieces played.
 India Royalties
 In the dazzling color of the Abbey, ones eye was caught by dozen In- dian Princes and PrinceSses, in far ing turbans and shimmering with jewels over their robes of green, blue, mauve, pink, plum, purple silk. They were in the choir stalls. In the nave, there was splash of red from the robes of office of the Lord Mayors of provincial cities.
 Two peeresses could be seen play ing tic-tac-to on the back of an of- f1cial program. Some peered through binoculars at the others. Many oc- cupied their time reading bound copies of the service and order of procession.
 The king and queen still were donning their cumbersome robes when the second main procession left the palace-the royal family" procession. First was an escort of household cavalry, then in glass coaches the principals-the prin- cess royal Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood, the kings only sister,; little Princesses Elizabeth and Mar garet Rose in their robes of purple and their little gold coronets; and Lord Lascelles, elder son of the Princess Royal.
 It was foggy and damp and cold all night. But at around 10 a. m. the sun began to break through the scudding dark clouds.
 Queen Mary Procession
 Next was the procession of widow ed Queen Mary, and with her Queen Maud of Norway-just the one glass coach, with it's escort of household cavalry in glittering steel breast plates and plumed helmets. Queen Mary saddened by the death of her husband King George V. 16 months ago and the exile of her oldest son, now the Duke of Windsor, still was regal figure of old. The blue ribbon of the Order of the Garter was across her breast. Al diamond tiara sparkled in her high piled gray hair.
 Ot 5:34 !EDT) the king and queen left the palace. Theirs was the big procession, first small po- lice radio car. Then mounted of- ficers of all the fighting services, troops, mounted bands, yeamen of the guard in red and gold tunics of bygone age, ruffled collars, rosetted brooches and old-fashioned shoes, with bikes slung across their shoul- ders; then the kings bargemaster and his 12 waterfnen in their tunics and long peaked caps; next the es- cort of the kings own household cavalry and finally the state coach with it's outriders, and in it the young king and queen. lowing al- most shyly to the thunder. of the cheers of their subjects. &-'r
 Queen Mary arrived at the Abbey at 10:30.
 Peers, Peeresses Nervous
 By this time peers and peeresses were restive. They shuffled their coronets, waiting until the last mo- ment to don them. They would put the coronets in their laps, forget them for & blissful few moments and then there would be a thud as one landed on the floor. Some parked their coronets under the chairs.
 There was beWildering assort- ment of uniforms among the Brit ish and foreign guests. They in- cluded James w. Gerard (knee pants), Gen. John J. Pershing (Gen- eral Grant $500 uniform and Ad- miral Hugh Rodman Irregular ad- mirals attire with gold lace and cooked hat) and the American spe- cial envoys. ...
 Just before the little princesses arrived at the Abbey the sun really broke through the clouds for the first time. It frightened and warm ed the cold old Abbey as it shone through the stained glass windows.
 A peeress was seen chewing gum.
 A number of peers and peeresses could be seen leaning over secretiye- ly and drinking surreptitiously at flaskS of whiskey and soda mixed at home for the occasion. F .r.... ,,
 Halle Selassie Envoy
 The Dedjazmatch Makonnen 1nal- takcho, special envoy of the emperor of Ethiopia, Halle Selassie, was sit- ting near Dino Grandi, Italian am bassador.
 They did not look at each other Angry because Britain recognized Halle Selassie instead of King Vic- tor Emmanuel as emperor of Ethi- opia, Mussolini did not send spe- cial delegation to the coronfation.
 Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin arrived. It was remembered that the sturdy Baldwin guided the country through the constitutional crisis that put George on the throne and he received special cheer.
 There was a minor crisis near the Abbey when people were massed so thickly that the crowd began swaying, back and forth, and 1t