Evening star., 1952-02-08
Elizabeth Is Proclaimed Queen,
Vows to Work as Father Did
For Happiness Of Her People
Thousands Join
In Anthem After
Palace Ceremony
Rx The Assoeiated Press


LONDON, Feb. 8-Young Eliza.
beth II humbly promised today tt
always work as my father did
for the happiness Of her peoplt
and was proclaimed Queen of thu
British realm, territories and com
monwealth. Then she left Londor
to 60 to the bier Of her father
King George vi.
A triple fanfare Of trumpet'
signalled the accession of a new
Text Of Prime Minister churchiIfs Tribute
to Kins. Poge A.
Queen to packed thousands in 9
ceremony dating back to the days
of chivalry in front Of st. James
Palace. .-.
AS a medieval-clad figure finish
ed reading the proclamation from
the balcony at II am, the sombre
thousands, in mourning for the
late King George vi, stood al
attention and sang the majestic
national anthem-now God Save
the Queen"
Artillery salutes doomed and 9
Gathering pageant-like procession
Of heraldS spread the news.
Heart Too Full for More.
In a moving little speech to hel
councillors at the accession cere-
mony q few minutes before. the
25-year-old Queen said:
MY heart is too full for me
to say more to you today than
that I shall always work. as my
father did throughout his reign
to uphold constitutional govern
ment and to advance the happi-
ness and prosperity of my peoples,
spread as they are all the world
over. I pray that God will
help me to discharge worthify this
heavy task that has been laid
upon me so early in my Ife."
Thus began the reign Of the
second "Good Queen Bess."
Then she and her 30-year -old
husband. the Duke of Edinburgh
left Clarence House, their ho1le.
for the 130-mile trip to Sandring-
ham to visit for the first time the
bier Of her father whose death
early Wednesday called her back
1000 miles from East Africa and
Q royal tour.
Smiles First Time.
AS the royal limousine rolled
through the palace gates the young
Queen smiled for the first time
since her return and waved to a
waiting crowd.
The dead Kings coffin will be
carried along a garden path be-
hind a sackcloth screen from San
dringham this evening to the little
parish church nearby. There in
the centuries -old church the King S
own gamekeepers, dressed in ira
ditional uniforms something like
those of Robin Hood, will keep
vigil until a short service Monday
Until the movement Of the
coffin, the body remained on q
candle-lit bier in q dimly lit bed
room at Sandringham, where the
King died Unexpectedly in his
sleep Wednesday morning.
Read From Balcony.
Bearded Sir George Bellew, So
year-old Garter king-of- -arms,
dressed in medieval costume. read
the proclamation Of the Accession
Council from the balcony Of st.
James'S. 1t said:
Whereas it hath pleased al
mighty God to call at his mercy
our late sovereign lord King George
VI of blessed and glorious mem
ory, by whose decease the crown
is solely and rightfully come to
the high and mighty Princess
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary:
1--WE therefore lords spiritual
and temporal Of this realm being
here assisted with these his late
majesty's Privy Council, with rep
resentatives of other members Of
the Commonwealth, with other
gentlemen Of quality, with the
Lord Mayor. aldermen and cit
izens of London do now hereby
with one voice and consent OF
tongue and heart publish and pro-
claim that the high and mighty
Princess Elizabeth. Alexandra
Mary Is now by the death Of oul
late sovereign Of happy memory
become Queen Elizabeth II by
grace Of God, Queen Of this realm
and Of her other realms and ter
(See ELIZABETH, Page A-3)