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church.
The skies were leaden, and
earlier there had been rain. Two
million or more persons damned
the route from Buckingham to the
abbey, and from the abbey back
to the palace. Nearly two hours
were assigned for the second part
of the procession, running more
than five miles through some of
London'S most famous streets, aft
er the coronation.
Some of the spectators had been
camped along the route "a hours
or more, weathering 44-degree
temperatures. They were cheered
last night by the announcement
that a British team of mnuotain-
GERS had made the top of Mt. Ev-
crest, as a sort of coronation gift
to the Queen.
When the Queen and the Duke
of Edinburgh left Buckingham
Palace a tremendous roar went up
from the massed thousands near
bg. Tie Queen, in her crimson
robe of state, continually waved
and smiled as her four-ton coach,
respondent in gold and drawn by
eight beautiful grey horses, ap-
preached the abbey. The duke
join ID in acknowledging the
cheers.
Preceding the Queen to the alb
hey were Queen Mother Elizabeth,
22-year-old Princess Margaret and
other members of the royal family.
Also in the crowd of $500 were
Prime Minister Churchill, the
prime ministers of the other Com
monwealth nations, and represen-
tatives of foreign governments.
Gen. George C. Marshall headed
/ the U. S. delegation and Andrei
Gromyko represented the Soviet
Union.
For her coronation, the young
monarch wore beneath her various
royal robes a white satin gown,
embroidered in pearls, crystals
and diamonds with the symbols of
Commonwealth nations. Designed
by Norman Hartnell, the gown
had nodded bodice cut
square over the shoulders but curv-
ing to a slightly heart-shaped GEN.
ter over the bosom. The sleeves
were halfway to the elbow and the
skirt was full and flaring.
The bodice was encrusted with
a delicate lattice-work of seed
pearl and crystal. An embroidered
band of golden crystals, graduated
diamonds and pearls bordered the
bodice top, sleeves and extreme
hem of the skirt. The only design
to appear above the waistlne was
diminutive version of the pale
pink tudor rose on each sleeve.
Worked in bands of embroidery
around the slightly trained skirt
were emblems of the Common.
wealth nations.
The Queens accessories includ.
ed long gloves and a diamond
necklace.
Queen Mother Elizabeth's gown
also was of white satin. 1t was
embroidered all over with a design
of delicate, trailing ostrich feath.
ers, decorated with gold silver and
tiny diamond-like jewels. Princess
Margaret wore a white satin gown
with a fitted bodice, square neck
line and very full skirt. II was
richly embroidered in English me.
dallion design.
Television cameras were called
into use for the first time for the
abbey ceremony. Television was
used in 1887 at the coronation OF
King George VI, but only for the
procession.
The pageantry was relayed 10
one of the biggest radio and teIe.
vision audiences in history. The
British Broadeasting Corp. broad.
cast accounts by radio to 50 coun.
tries, including some behind the
Iron Curtain.
In addition, BIC said its tele.
vision was available to over 80
million BritonS-more than half
the nations total population. In
France, Germany and The Neither
lands, thousands more witnessed
the pomp and circumstance over
an international TV hookup.
A Capberra JET aud other air
craft Waited at London's airport
and in Labrador to fly the films
to TV audiences in the United
States and Canada.
Besides Gen. Marshall, the Off.
cial L S. delegation included Gov.
Earl Warren Of California, Gen.
Omar Bradley and Mrs. Fleur
Cowles. New York auhioT.
The guests also included 50 rep
resentatives Of royal families from
countries other than Britain. No
sovereign kings or queens were
present. however, since il Is
against tradition for an independ.
ent monarch to attend the crown
ing Of another.
The Queen is the seventh woman
monarch Of England. She succeed