At the moment the train crossed the 'Thames, the bell in the Round 'Tower, which is only tolled on the death or funeral of a monarch, began the tolling of 101 minute strokes, 'A rainstorm broke as the procession was passing the Marble Arch, but it toon' cleared "up and the cortege reached Paddington uneventfully.
"The sun was very Dright 0g the procession "passed "the Cenotaph. Which King Edward, saluted, 'On its arrival at Windsor station the coffin was transferred to anal un-carriage. Tt was "piped aboard'
two bosuns and eight. bostn's mates, From the station, the procession proceeded through "the Soverel Gateway and through the town, skiet-Ing. the Royal Mews.
When the corleye reached Si, George's Chapel, the dead King was "piped alongside." and, as the bearer company'of Grenadier Guards carried the colin into the Chapel, he was "piped aboard."
"As the funeral procession entered the west door of the chapel, the choir sang the opening sentences, The colin, was placed ona special bier in the choir, with King Rdward end. the Queen Mother standing at the head. trid the Earl Marshal, Lord Steward, fand the Garter Kingeat-Arms at the! foot.
The principal mourners stood behind the King and the Queen Mother, while the whole choir was occupied by Knights of the Garter and foreign Royalty. The nave accommodated 1,000 specially invited guests on tiers erected on each side.
The Bishop of Winchester, the Rt. Rev, C, F. Garbett, who is Prelate to the Order of the Garter, read the lesson, Chapter XXI of the Book of Revelations.
Then the Into King favourite hymn, "Abide "With Me." was sung.
After this, the Archbishop of Canter bury, the Most Rev. Dr. Cosmo Long, read the burial sentences, The coftn, meanwhile, was lowered slowly. Into the passage leading to the Royal vaults, It had. been arranged. this should synchronize with the obser= vance throughout England of the two minutes' silence that began at 1.30 pan, but, owing to the train arriving.
Windsor 33 minutes tate, the Jcomn was not lowered unlit) 210
Tiven came the committal, when Wing Edward, with intense emotion, sprinkled earth on the coffin, After came the hymn "I Heard A_ Voice From Heaven," the Lerd's Prayer, andthe anthem, "Got Be In My Heart."
The Archbishop of Canterbury pronounced the blessing and thes vies concluded with the organ playing the Dead March in "Saul." All the singing was unaccompanied, this enhane-Ing the beauty of the voices.
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