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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 12, 1937.
Brilliant & Coronation Functions
King And Queen Like Dancing
Of all the brilliant State functions in connection with the Coronation, the two Court balls at Buck- ingham Palace will be the most glamor- ous.
THE
As their Majesties arrive, the 1500 guests will how and curtsey..
In accordance with Court eti- quette, dancing will not commence until the King gives the command to the Lord Chamberlain, who, in turn, will pass on the word to the musicians. If he follows the usual practice, his Majesty will choose a partner and start the ball, follow- ed on to the floor by the Queen and her partner, who will probably be THE 300 guests at the Court one of the foreign Princes.
in the balls will include all the Supper will be served visiting Princes and Princesses, famous and very cosy supper-room Oriental potentates, and statesmen, so well known to debutantes, and and the scene on each occasion will the guests will be able to circulate
through all the State rooms. be one of great splendour.
Their Majesties are unlikely to There could, of course, more magnificent background for dance more than once, for a great taken such a gathering than the State deal of their time will be apartments of the Palace. These up in personally greeting as many possible. For great rooms, with their priceless of their guests as pictures and carpets, their different this purpose they will occupy thrones colour tones, and glittering cande- on a dais at one end of the ballroom, labra, will provide an impressive where all the members of the Royal frame for the uniforms and Court Family will be grouped. dress of the gentlemen and the fashionable evening gowns of the
ladies.
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Invitations to the first of these functions, on Friday went out about the middle of last month. A few days later, those privileged to at- tend Queen Mary's birthday ball at the Palace on May 26 received their · invitations.
The ballroom at Buckingham Palace. The picture shows the Throne dais, and, on the left, the doorway to the annexe gallery. On the right is the doorway to the West Gallery.
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The dexter supporter will be the The new Crown which has been famous Lion of England; the sinis made for the Coronation of Queen ter supporter will be the Lion Elizabeth is the first in history to Bowes-Lyon. be mounted on platinum, though, in having it personally designed, her Majesty is following the pre- cedent of all Coronations since the Restoration.
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The Bowes-Lyon Arms might be described in every-day language as representing a blue lion, with red tongue and claws, upon a field of silver, surrounded by the "tressure" or border with which all who know the Royal Arms of Scotland familiar. This charge is borne in The foundation of the Crown,
shield. The two quarters of the was made by Messrs. Garrard and
three bows are shown upright, in Company, Ltd., the Royal gold-
their natural colours, upon a field Full Court dress is the rule, which, .smiths, is the Regal Circlet first
of ermine in the other quarters. in the case of women, will mean made for Queen Victoria and worn
The representation of his Majesty's ordinary evening dress.
by. Queen
Arms impaling those of the Queen- King George a
e and Queen Elizabeth Alexandra and Queen Mary.
that is to say, on the dexter side are the youngest host and hostess
The shield will be encircled with of the shield is in accordance with that Buckingham Palace has had splendour, include the famous Koh- since the days of Queen Victoria -i-Noor and the Indian diamond from the Garter and surmounted by the the ancient procedure followed when and the Prince Consort.
the Treasury of Lahore, presented Royal Crown. Both are fond of dancing, a fact to Queen Victoria by the that should make these parties the India Company in 1851. gayest Court balls of the century. be imagined Both functions will last exactly two and a half hours, from 10 to 12.30.
Court Etiquette
occasions on many
The jewels, all diamonds of great
East As 'may
from the descriptive | . details, the finished Crown is a verit- able blaze of light, eclipsing in the magnificence of its fire the gems, orders, and robes that will be worn with it.
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Guests will begin to arrive at 9 The foundation, as has been men-. o'clock, so that they are all assem- tioned, is the Regal Circlet, which bled in the ballroom in 'readiness has been entirely reset, and is for the arrival of the King and formed of clusters with large dia- Queen, who will be attended by offi- mond centres alternating with im- cers of the Royal Household.
portant quatrefoil ornaments, held between two plain diamond In addition, there are four fleur-de-lis supporting four arches, surmount- ed by the monde and top cross- patee.
"May 12, 1937"crosses-patee and four
In every clime to-day, Proudly unfurled,
Bunting and banners gay Blaze to the world: Britons' glad homage As homeward they wing Loyalest wishes
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o thee, Belov'd King
God lend his Wisdom
To guide thee aright; God give thee strength, Sire To fight the good fight! May Peace remain with thee May the years bring All earthly happiness Long Live the King!
Salvo and fanfare And paean of bells,
Speak for our hearts
And the joy that upwells,
Five hundred million strong Thy People sing
Springing from the circlet are the fleur-de-lis, each of which car- ries three large drop-shape dia- monds, and three of the crosses- patee carry four large, round stones each as their most important fea- ture. In the fourth cross-patee is set the Koh-i-Noor. New Arms For Queen
New arms for the Queen have been registered with the College of Arms, consisting of the Royal Arma of England with the arms of the Bowes-Lyon family.
The shield carries the Royal Arms of England, “impaling” the arms of the Queen's own family. The Royal Arms will be borne on the dexter side, and the arms of Bowes- Lyon on the sinister The "Lyon"
Long Live our Sovereign Lord quarters on her Majesty's Coat of
God Save the King!
H. W. RAY.
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