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ROYAL FUNERAL PROCESSION OF KINGS. AND FAMOUS MEN

TWO MILLION PEOPLE LINE

FUNERAL ROUTE

Over 800,000 persons passed through Westminster Hall while the body of King George lay there in state. Over two million persons witnessed the funeral procession from West- minster Hall to Paddington, where the cortege entrained for the interment In St. George's Chapel, Windsor,

At Windsor the burial Bervice was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Winchester, prelate of the order-of the Garter,

The most solemn and Impressive moment was when King Edward sprinkled earth from a silver bowl over the collin as li was lowered to the Royal vault, the Archbishop at the same moment reciting the committal prayer,

Camp was on foot behind the carriage, London, Jan. 28.

dead monarch's Drab, menacing skica brooded aver followed by the the long rain-washed ribboned route favourite charger "Anzac," led by a from Westminster to Paddington this groom. morning.

Every square inch of space on the pavements has been crammed since the

hours. Many carly arrivals had brought planks and newspapers with them on which to snatch a few hours aloep

sep but as the crowds became more compelled to rise dense they

were

wet and bedraggled,

from brief appearance of

The.

The Royal Standard was borne by non-commissioned offker of the Household Cavalry.

Royal Mourners

the

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was Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who, with several other ministers, and some of the Foreign representatives went direct to Windsor.

WIN

A surprise for the hugo crowd at Paddington

when Princess Elizabeth walked to the end of the platform to take a peep at the Royal funeral train, and then walked to her proper platform from which another. special train departed for Windsor.- Routers Special Service.

AT WINDSOR-

Funeral Service in St. George's Chapel-

Windsor, Jan. 28.

the moment when the train At crossed the bridge, entering the Borough, the Sebastopol Bell in the Round Tower, which le only tolled at the death and funeral of tho Dioriarch, minute began tolling the hundred strokes.

an

The frowning walls of Windsor Castle. afforded awe-inspiring setting to the Sovereign's last home coming.

Yet a more intimate touch was given by the narrow streets and the ancient houses packed with local people, to whom the Royal Family is part of their daily lives.

p.m

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for 45 Tinutes, In--which at least a non-monnee, Germany and other procession caused by the enormous |

Procession Starte

of

crowd.

Little Jane Withers, as she appears "This is the Lifa," now showing

at the Alhambra Theatre.

(Continued from Page 8.)

rule.

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He grinned. "Men,

than gentlemen, I remember few Some ladies are all right, but on the whole they're much tighter on tips months ago I picked up a lady at King's Cross. The fare was eighteen pence. Sho handed me a shilling and three threepenny bits and asked for a penny-halfpenny change!

But it's no good getting sore- nearly said I hadn't got a stamp! much better laugh.

"There's always threepenny bits round King's Cross and St. Pancras," he added philosophically,

"Oh, yes. It's a good life-ter bacheler. It's not so good for a mar- You never know when ried man. you're going to get in, and wives like to have meals at regular hours..

"Well, sir, good night, and good luck. Glad I'm not at sea, to-night anyway."

During the night the aspect of the historic borough was transformed by on the enormous purple drapings front of all buildings, while the

binck polcs. streets were lined with purple and tho Brilleh Local branches of Was the Next in the procession

side of the the Legion stood on either second-in-command of Officer

was guarded by a military forco Royal Escort, followed by the Officer station. The approach to the route consisting of Territorials and Officers Commanding the Escort."

Training Corps. Behind stood dense crowds for hours before the proces Then came the Duke of Gloucester, sion was due, waiting silently and in

At AB patiently,

early hour politi- the sun raised false hopes and His Majesty King Edward VIII, the brightened up the faces, which were Duke of York, the Duke of Kent, clans, including Cabinet Ministers court drena, fashionable liko sea in the open spaces of Hyde Prince Arthur of Connaught, Captain wearing

and

distinguished Park. Several hours before the start Henry Abel-Smith, Lord Carnegie, the people the first detachments of troops and Earl of Harewood, Lord Mountbatten, streamed out of station H.M.S. TIDDLEY TITES

St. George's Chapel. bands took up their positions, await. Admiral Sir Alexander Ramsay, the walked to ing the wireless signal to march off. Duke of Beaufort (who is the King Meanwhile the procession formed up

to the Equerry), Earl Granard (who is near the station. They added further colour

And

Scarlet clad heralds with trumpeta of the Herso), Their Majesties purple-Master Denmark, the King of came first with the escorting guards- black-dressed crowds

police the King draped streets. Sympathetic

King of Norway, piloted mothers carrying babies to the the Belgians, the front of the pavements. The crowds the Crown Prince of Italy, the King men, and then the gun carriage with

Afty in the rear. were most orderly, but pressure was of Bulgaria, the King of Roumanie, one hundred bluejackets in front and The funeral traia arrived at 1.38 responsible for fainting persons a Prince Regent Paul of Jugo-Slavin, the representative of the Queen of

thirty-three minutes late, it is early as 8 a.m.

As a painful preludo, at Marble Holland, the Crown Prince of Crete understood, owing to delays to the train Arch the pressure broke the police the representatives of the United

crowds. The arrival of the cordon, and there ensued a struggle States,

countries, Mohamed

great Sebastopol Bell in the Round score of women were carried off by Aly of Egypt, the Crown Prince of was announced by the tolling of the

Egypt, ex-King

Alfonso of Spain, Tower. The procession quickly form- ambulance, Thone who fainted were passed over the heads of the crowds Prince Henri of France, the Duke ofed up and started off at 1.15 p.m.

the the Infant of Orleans,

The King looked haggard as he of to ambulance men behind. At this

the Duke Duke Cyril,

with hands clasped and head walked spot the Royal Tank Corps bore the

Archdukes bowed behind the gun-carringe. His Braganza, the Austrian burden of holding the route.

Albrecht, Anton and Otto, Prince boots were stained with mud and his Friederich, and representatives appearance

to the vast rock 4 note of pathes For two hours the procession, By D.15 a.m. the bulk of the pro-other German Royal Houses.

Frincess Elizabeth who joined the ccasion had lined up. The Guard of flabour was marshalled in West- marching at slow time, the Services train at Paddington Station drove in

with

progressed arms reversed,

the carriage with the Queen and the minster Hall and the gun carriage

of York from the station. through the troop-lined streets with

Duchess

Through the miracle of radio the crow made a short rehearsal.

The King, wearing the uniform of buildings draped in black and purple. an Admiral of the Fleet, the Duke of The vast crowds of completely silent whole world was able to follow word York in Air Force uniform, the Duke hatless men and women dressed in by word the Inst rites as King George of Gloucester in Hussars uniform and mourning, with howing heads, formed was laid to rest. Contrasted with the to the cheering solemn splendour of London the the Duke of Kent in naval, uniform, a striking contrast arrived at 9.28 a.m. They entered thousands and the beflagged buildings ceremonies at Windsor were marked the Hall, which was bare except for of the same route last year, on the by simplicity. the coffin and the other Royal persons. occasion of Their Majesties' Jubiles

At 9.30 a.m. Big Ben opened a drives. minuto tolling, which mingled with the peal from Westminster Abbey.

The tall Venetian poles, which at There was a deep hush as the Queen, the Jubilee supported gay bunting, with head bowed and dressed in had again been erected throughout the deopost mourning, stepped into a

wan draped this time heavy crepo carriage, which was the first of eight whole length of the funeral route, but landaus accommodating the Indies.

cords. The procession began with perfect from pole to pole, secured by black precision. Tho gun-carriage moved

Every window and balcony and the off at 9.49 a.m. as the sun broke covered with the Royal Standard, people dressed in black. In Hyde through the clouds. The coffin was many special stands were packed with Queen Mary's wreath of a cross of Park 600 men of the British Legion,

The interior of the Chapel was a actually lowered into the vault at Crown on a purple cushion in the foreign representatives, one of whom

Mountains sight. wondrous

2.12 p.m. Queen Mary's fortitude centre and the orb and sceptro at the was from Germany, paid a last salute

London, Jan. 28.

wreaths were alacked along the steps aroused admiration and she remained foot. The procession started to dis-as the gun carriage went past.

simultaneously with Twice the procession had to halt beatden covering the lawns outalde, calm to the end.

The funeral was tant strains of the Dead March from

broadcast to 20 countries, and com- Saul.

The weather was brightest as the near Hyde Park Corner. Sad-faced, The fresh colours contrasted procesalon passed the Cenotaph, which Princess Margaret Rose gazed upon the solemn attire of the mourners.

from the mauve-draped The men were cloaks which con-mentarien were made in five languages

and for the benefit of listeners.

In addition to the Kings of Norway, the King saluted. Meanwhile addi-ho reone tional mounted troops were called to balcony of her father's home in cealed the full dress uniforms

Plecadilly. She curtalod as the gun court dress, and the women were:

passed. restore the line at Marble Arch.

heavily veiled. On both sides of the Belgium, Denmark, Bulgaria was a wonderful trans- altar there were candlesticks given by Roumania, the foreign Royalles in- as the King George and Queen Mary included the Queen and the Crown Jou full honours of an Admirali of the Fleet. The gun carriage Procession was approaching, where memory of their respective parents, Prince of Norway, the Count of bearing the coffin was drawn by naval the police in a car fitted with a loud who were married in the Chapel and Flanders, Prince Axel, the Crown

below. ratings from the Royal Naval Gunnery Speaker begged the crowds in the rear are now futerred in the School at Whale Island and was into release the pressure. The effect Moon able to stand at caso ling near the end of the procession was instantaneous and the troops which was more than a mile in

About 800

cases, mostly of persons langth. All the troops taking part, some 11,000 in all, were dismounted fainting, were treated by ambulance and marched at slow time with their stations in the immediate vicinity of

Marble Arch. arms reversed.

red

Sombre Decorations

A squall brought sheets of rain "So am I, good night." hurtling down the street.

Archbishop of Canterbury pronounc

ed the Blessing: the Service conclud- ing with the Dedd March in Saul At St. George's Chapel

played on the organ.

this the National After From the station the procession proceeded by the Sovereign's Gateway Anthem was sung and the Benediction through the town, skirting the Royal said, and King Edward and Queen Mews. The route was lined with Mary slowly moved out of the Chapel of the delayed pro- In consequension did not reach Universities, Eton and other school regular troops, Oxford and Cambridge into waiting motor cars.

yards, ceedings the at every fifteen beside standards draped with erepe the Chapel until 1.30 p.in., the time 0.T.C.R

for the two-minute silence, which was and linked with violet and black.

At St. George's Chapel, the dead scheduled to coincide with the lower- King was "piped alongside," and an aing of the cofin into the vault. The wling their heads with reverence, bearer company of Grenadier Guards procession continued but the crowds, was "piped aboard."

and white flowers at the head, the bearing standards, including many carried the colla into the Chapel, he bowed the silence. The collin was

It was a funeral betting the

love VA at Marble Arch

ney of the Sailor King, who was

were

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Two striking incidents marked the burial service in St. George's Chapel; first, the sprinding of earth from A silver vessel by the King on his father's coffin during the committal service; second, the proclamation by of

and

vaults Princess of Denmark, the Queen Mother of Roumania, the Prince Regent of Yugo-Slavia, the Prince of Piedmont, the Crown Prince and Princess of Sweden, Prince George of tho Prince Consort of Greece, Luxemburg, the Crown Prince. Fareuk Chulachakraborgse of Siam, Prince Frederich of Prussia, Prince Saxe-Coburg and Prince As the funeral procession entered Ernest Augustus of Brunswick, the Bang the Duke of ments of the Air Force, the Colonialed Paddington Station without fur- the west door the choir

Alvaro of the Hourbon Orleans. Carpa, detachments of the Dominion ther events and the Royal train de opening sentences.

The leading Foreign representatives (United The coffin was placed on a special forces, the Royal Navy, the Torri

parted at 12.28 p.m. torial Army (which are participating for the first time in a State Cere The bearer party of Grenadier bier in the choir, with the King and were Mr. Norman Davies mony) the Indian Services, the Guards at Paddington Blation slowly the Queen Mother standing at the States), President Lebrun (France), and the Garter King-at- Neurath (Germany), and M. Litvinoff

(Sovlet Republies)Renter Royal Tank Corps, the Infantry of carried the coffin to a special black head, and the Earl Marshal, the Lord Signor Grand! (Italy), Baron von the Line, the Foot Guards and the and purple saloon, while the Royalties Steward

were United Press. Artillery and Cavalry of the Line, saluted. The members of the Royal Arma at the foot,

Family then entered the train, drawn

principal Marines, representatives of the the locomotive "Windsor Castle" grouped behind the Kind and Queen Romics allied to Britain in the Greatch the ling drove with the queen Xary, while the whole of the choir War, representatives of the neutral

the on the foot-plate when they visited stalls were occupied by Knights of the attaches of armies, military enemy powers, followed by high Swindon Works in 1924. officers of all Services, the massed bands of the Brigade of Guards, and the combined pipe band of the Irish Fusillora and the Highlanders.

A rainstorm broke na the proces- the Garter King-at-Arms of the titles Prince Princo Salih of Albania,

The procession included the bands of the Household Cavalry, detach nien was passing Marble Arch, but of the deceased Monarch.

soon cleared up. The cortego reach-

Army and Nary

Eye Wliness's Impression

London, Jan. 28. The whole of London surged along the route of the funeral procesalon leaving the town a dead city, with empty houses and shops and offices closed.

The

mourners

Garter and foreign Royalties,

All foreign Kings lined up over the tombs of Honry VIII and Jane Sey

'mour.

Tho NAVO accommodated 1,000 оп tiers specially invited guests erected on each side of the main aisle. The Bishop of Winchester, who is Frelato of the Order of the Garter, Then came Field Marshale Viscount

Except for a slight hitch at the read the lesson which was taken from Allenby, Sir William Birdwood, Sir Claud Jacob, Sir Phillip Chetwode, Marble Arch the arrangements pro the twenty-first chapter, of the Book Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massing ceeded according to the programme. of Revelations,

The King's favourite hymn, "Abide In unexpectedly bright sunshine the and the Earl of burg,

Lord Mlino Cavan, Headquartor Staff of the mile-long procession was a kaleidos with Me," was then bung.

spectacio of multi-coloured

The Committal Army Council; representatives of the cople

armounted by The calminating point

head

the of

coffin, John Kelly, Admiral Sir Frederic Queen Mary's wreath, the Royal ceremony was whos, King Edward Droyer, Admiral Sir Roger Back- Crown, orb and sceptre.

Meado Queen Mary, beavily valled, follow. with Queen Mary on his right, the Royal Famally grouped house, Admiral Sir Herbert Postherstonchaugh: the Royal Marine ed in the State glass and gold coach, and

Then followed the orthodox burial ser

Navy, including the Admiral of the uniforms, broken by the sombre attire Fleet Sir Frederick Field. Admiral of the Royal party following the Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, Admiral Sir coffin, which was

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1.

the members of the Royal Household pass a given point.

Next in the procession was the run

Tho procesalon took 68 minutes to vice. As the Archbishop of Canter.

bury intoned "Ashes to ashen." King

I stopped forward and sprinkled Notwithstanding the prodigious Edward carriage bearing the Inte King's efforts of the mounted troops at the earth from the Royal burial ground at

of the Frogmore. oofin with a detachment of the Royal Marble Arch the pressure

and the Lord's Artillery, with their Commanding crowd broke the cordon and it was heard a Voice from Heaven” an "After the Impossible to restore the route, to was then sung an elther side. Oncervourite Charger

Prayer, Intoned. Ceremonial correctness,

The late King' personal Aido-de-A notable absentée in the procession them, "God Bein. my Heart" the

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