The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-12
Royal Couple Were
 Given Big Ouatior,
and walked slowly into the ancient church for their croHning '
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and walked slowly into the ancient church for their crowning.
 The royal procession was the last of five which preceded the ceremony. The first procession, that of the distant members of the royal family and foreign representatives, left Buckingham Palace at $40 a. m.
 A cavalcade of open carriages drawn by Smartly -groomed horses trotted out of Buckingham Palace courtyard on its way to Westmin- ster Abbey. 7
 In the carriages were the more distant members of the royal fam lily such as the kings great-aunts, Princess Louise and Princess Bea- trice, and representatives of foreign powers. -
 Fifty-three nations were repre- sented, ranging alphabetically from Afghanistan to Yugosalvia. ss
 The crowds, glad to relieve the boredom of waiting, cheered as the royalties in their scarlet robes, and the foreign representatives in court dress or national uniforms passed.
 U. s. Representatives
 ! The carriage containing the United States representatives, James w. Gerard, Gen. John J. Pershing, and Admiral Hugh Rod- man, got special cheer. Gerard wore court dress with knee breech- es, while Pershing and Rodman were in uniform. Pershing looked particularly brilliant in his gen- erals uniform which he himself had touched up" with gold braid, a sash, and "a feathered hat.
 Down the hill, past the tiers of packed stands, the crowds twenty deep on the sidewalks, the flags and decorations, and the red- coated troops rigidly at the salute, the procession moved through ad- miralty arch into Trafalgar Square, and along Whitehall to the Abbey.
 On its arrival there, the privileged guests were quickly ushered to their seats in the front of the nave by "gold-Sticks"-gentlemen ushers carrying gold-painted wands of ofdce.
 Five Hour Wait E
 Faced with f1ve-hour wait be- fore they could leave. they watched the Abbey rapidly filling with the rest of the 7,700 guests, most of whom had to be in their places by g a. m. Peers and peeresses occupied banks of seats on either side of the coronation "theater," their red robes and glittering jewels a glow ing carpet of color.
 Newspapermen, craning their necks for a view from the triforiunl up above, spent their time trying to estimate the value of the jewelry on display today. It ran into hun- dreds of millions of dollars before they gave 1t up. Peeresses alone probably averaged $l0,000 each -- one duchess was said to be wearing $200,000 worth and the crown jewels and regalia could not be bought for $40,0o0,000.
 State and civil officials, repreSeI1- tatives of official bodies, a little band of work-people = representa- tives of the masses-a dozen widows and mothers of World War heroes, and the nearly 300 reporters from all parts of the world, were in their places at the back of the nave, in the triforium, and elsewhere.
 Crowds Again Go Mad
 When the second procession emerged from Buckingham Palace, the crowds again went mad.
 This procession was composed of Il carriages carrying the British and Dominion prime ministers, and the representatives of India and Burma, and colonial rulers.
 The first carriage contained Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, and Mrs. Baldwin. Due to retire from office immediately after the coronation Baldwin's ruddy face beamed on the crowds as: they yelled Good old Stan" Both ,Bald- win and his wife were in court dress. An escort of mounted police followed their carriage. r
 Then came the carriage of Canada's Prime Minister, w. L. McKenzie-King, escorted by Royal Canadian Mounted Police. And after them in the following order: AuStralia's Prime Minister Joseph A. Lyons, and Mrs. Lyons, and an Australian mounted escort: New Zealands Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage, and NeW Zealand mounted escort; South Africa's Prime Minister James Barry Mun- nix Hertzog. and a South African mounted escort; Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan, of India, and pr. Ba Maw,. of Burma, and an escort of Indian cavalry; southern Rhodesia's Prime Minister Gudfrey Martin Auggins, and Mrs. Huggiils, and a southern Rhodesia mounted escort; northern Ireland's Prime Minister. ViscollnE Crairavon. and