London, May 6.
(CEREMONIAL which dazzled London, through the histon streets of which a thousand glittering processions have passed, claimed the admiring gaze and joyous acclamation of more than three million loyal subjects as the King and Queen drove in State to St, Paul's Cathedral this morning for 2 Service of Thanksgiving in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of His Majesty's accession to the Throne as King of England and Emperor of India.
Picturesque squadrons of cavalry, wearing full-dress uniforms, rode ahead of and behind Their Majesties' escort of Life Guards, while a Royal salute, fired by the Artillery from the Park, was answered by the guns at the Tower of London. Thunderous cheers resounded along the entire processional route in a demonstration of loyalty and homage to the King and Queen which will never be forgotten.
Brilliant sunshine tempered by a slight breeze favoured the opening of His Majesty's Silver Jubilee celebrations. Seldom before had London witnessed such a spectacle of pomp and pageant try as the dignified cavalcade made its way to St. Paul's Cathedral, As the hour of His Majesty's departure from Buckingham Palace apale pink. The Prince of Wales was proached, all church bells in the city Gressed in the uniform of a Colonel crashed into a joyous medley of of the Welsh Guards. The Duke of triumphant peals and a storm of Kent wore a Naval Commander's cheering broke out at 1054 am, as uniform, while the Duchess was Their Majesties left the Palace for dressed in pale belge and wore a St. Paul's Cathedral. picture hat trimmed with a feather, The King wore a Field Marshal's Both these processions were uniform and a white cocked hat. He carted by a Captain's escort of Lite presented a resplendent and Guards, and a great shout went up, august figure in scarlet and gold. The from the crowd as they started to Queen, who sat at His Majesty's right, St. Paul's. The progress of their Tooked a regal figure in sliver and Journey was marked by a roar of diamonds, "Both looked radiantly cheering which did not end. intil happy. The King seemed almost they had entered the Cathedral, awed by the tremendous demonstration and smiled and saluted the Primate's Address crowds with a white-gloved hand.
The Queen seemed thrilled by the The Thanksgiving Service was enthusiasm and smiled graciously, joficiated over by the Primate, Dr. bowing to the left and right as the Cosmo Long, who, addressing the carriage moved forward, Both were obviously touched by the sincerity "Looking back 25 years, we realise and spontaneity of their tremendous Trapeyhan, at any previous period lat they have deen years of almost unbroken anxiety and strain, Carriages of the Premles "They began with an embittered At 10.02 o'clock the first of the party strife into which came. the seven processions which participated fercest_ ordeal that the Nation ever in the cavalcade, that of the Prime faced. Then followed years of toll-consisting of six open car= some effort to centre in the Throne.
ted for St, Paul's Cathe-Monarchies were swept away else-'The procession was led by Mr. where, but here it estab Ramsay MacDonald, beside whom sat stronger security. His Majesty had his daughter, Tshbei, who "wore found a bond of unity with his sub-blue and gold levee uniform. The Sects, who see in him a quiet dignity Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. R. B, and unaffected friendliness, and. Bennett, and the Prime Minister of found in his calmness and steadfas:- the Union of South Afrien, General ness much needed inspiration.
B, Hertzog, occupied' the sec-"His subjects rejoice in his as-and catviage, while the Prime Minis-sociation with their and ter of Australia, "Mr. J. A. Lyons, pleasures and feel that his life is travelled in the third, and the Prim founded on faith in and fear of God.
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