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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 28, 1987.

DUKE OF GLOUCESTER AND

THE CORONATION PROGRAMME RELEASE

CELEBRATION

LONDON, TO-DAY.

THE SOUVENIR PROGRAMME OF THE CORONATION, DRAWN UP UNDER THE AUSPICES OF KING GEORGE'S JUBILEE TRUST, IS NOW AVAILABLE ALL OVER THE EMPIRE.

IN ORDER TO MEET EMPIRE DEMAND IT HAS BEEN NECESSARY TO PREPARE NO FEWER THAN TWELVE SEPARATE EDITIONS.

THIS FACT WAS REVEALED BY THE DUKE OF GLOU. CESTER, WHO AS CHAIRMAN OF KING GEORGE'S JUBILEE TRUST, PRESIDED AT A LUNCHEON AT ST. JAMES' PALACE YESTERDAY TO CELEBRATE PUBLICATION OF THE PRO- GRAMME,

Most of the 150 guests had as-coat of arms in full colours and a sisted in preparation or distribu- de luxe edition printed in black tion of the programme.

and gold.

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An artist's sketch of the 200-foot Perisphere within which visi- tors to the New York World's Fair will view, from a revolving plat- form suspended in mid-air, a dramatisation of the World of To- morrow. Clusters of fountains will screen the piers supporting the Sphere so that the great ball will appear to be poised on jets of water.

The Duke mentioned that the Each contains details of the pro- overseas edition had been despatch-cessions, special photographs of of ed to the furthermost parts of the Their Majesties and members world as long ago as February: the Royal Family, the full text of This was followed by special edi-the Abbey service, a "prayer for tions prepared for Canada, Austra- the King's reign" by the Poet lia, New Zealand, South Africa and Laureate, Mr. John Masefield, India, while more recently nearly description and illustrations of the 100,000 copies were sent to the regalia and an article by the late United States.

John Drinkwater entitled "The The Duke concluded by quoting King's Majesty," dealing with the

Abbey,

Palace at the end of the long, route from his own foreword to the pro- significance of the Coronation gramme:

relation to the Empire.

In addition to the foregoing pro-through the West End at 3.50.

the will also be "If the people

RETURN JOURNEY of

cessions, there the British

FIRST PROCESSIONS Empire are brought into more in-

The first procession of motor-Lord Mayor of London's procession timate touch with the Coronation cars conveying certain members of and the Speaker of the House of ceremony on that day and at that the Royal Family and represents- hour when they are all more than tives of foreign Powers will leave ever in the thoughts and prayers Buckingham Palace for Westmin- of Their Majesties, then indeed ster Abbey as early as 8.40 on the King George's Jubilee Trust will morning of May 12, have performed a service.”

in

Commons.

On the return visit the order of carriages of the Prime Ministers, the India and Burma representa- The great procession after the tives and the Colonial rulers, will Coronation ceremony will include the reversed, Mr. Baldwin's carriage dismounted representatives from being last and immediately preced- all the defence Services of the ing the Royal procession. Empire, as well as mounted re- presentatives.

A carriage procession of British BRITISH DEMOCRACY

and Dominion Prime Ministers, re- The Dominions Secretary, Mr. presentatives of Indian and Colon Malcolm Macdonald, thanking the ial rulers, will follow from the Pa-2.15 in the afternoon and reach the Duke of Gloucester for presiding, lace at 9.15.

said the British monarchy was The Premier, Mr. Stanley Bald- never more firmly rooted than to-win, who will occupy the first of day in the soil of British demo-the eleven carriages in this pro- cession, will be escorted by Metro-

cracy.

This fact was due largely to the politan mounted police. personalities » of our Kings and Each Dominions Prime Minister Queens and to the way in which they will occupy a carriage with a had identified themselves in the mounted escort of troops drawn last quarter of a century with the from the Coronation contingent of fluctuating fortunes of the British his own country.

Khan people, and also the way in which Sir Mohammed Zafrullah they served their subjects.

(India) will be eseorted in his car- But, during the past quarter of riage by Indian cavalry.

a

the Colonial

Sultans'

a century, the Crown had achieved Troopers of the 16/5 Lancers

new and greater significance. will escort One of the changes which had been carriages. taking place was the growth of freedom all over the Empire.

LINK OF CROWN

GLASS COACHES

The third Buckingham Palace at procession, which will leave

The Dominions, he said, were 9.50, will convey the Royal Fam- partners with Britain in the Com-ily with escort. monwealth of free and equal Queen Mary's

carriage proces-

nations, and during the process of sion will leave Marlborough House Her change many old constitutional ties at 10.10 and will consist of between the Dominions and this Majesty in a glass coach and her country had been broken, but one sister-in-law, the Queen of Nor- firm constitutional link remained-way. the Crown.

.

"When His Majesty a fortnight hence is driving to the Abbey to assume the crown, there will ride with him and with Her Majesty ion, Colonial and Indian Army of- the heartfelt wishes and high ficers. hopes of his peoples scattered all round the earth.”

The King and Queen will leave The Crown was a symbol of the the Palace at 10.30 in the State free association of the people of the coach drawn by the Windsor greys Commonwealth.

and followed by an imposing array of prominent officers and troops, including in addition to the Sov- ereign's Escort, escorts of Domin

Gloucester

It is timed to leave the Abbey at

KNOWN

The route will be lined by naval, military and air force detachments. Fifty-five foreign countries will be represented. Reuter.

THE WORLD OVER FOR ITS PURITY.

MARTELL'S 3 STAR

Sole Agents -

and

The honorary Indian A.D.C.'s to the King will immediately precede These peoples desired to be able the State coach. to follow every stage of the historic The Dukes of ceremony, and two things would Kent, as principal A.D.C.'s to the enable them to do so, namely, the King, will follow the coach. broadcast which had been arranged and the official programme.

OFFICIAL PROGRAMME

41 GUNS

A Royal Salute of 41 guns fired from St. James' Park and a Royal

The programme is published in Salute of 62 guns at the Tower of two editions,'. a standard edition London, will announce the actual with a cover showing the Royal moment of the Coronation at the

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