By last night, some 1,500 wreaths from mourners in every' part of the world and of every degree, from kings to the poorest of the late'ruler's subjects, had reached Windsor Castle, They came from foreign royalties, including the Emperor of Japan, the King of Italy, the Emperor of Eihiopla and the ex-Kaiser, from foreign and Empire governments, {rom municlpalities, institutions and organiza tions of every kind, as well as from and included. the most and complicated examples of floral art, 'A painful disturbance which necessitated the intervention of troops occurred at the Marble Arch this morn-Ing some time before the procession accompanying the remains of the late King had started on its journey from Westminster Hall to Paddington.
So powerful was the pressure of the crowd there that the cordon of police was broken.
The struggle lasted altogether 45 minutes and, in the course of it, at least a score of men and women were injured, and had to be removed in "Yesterday, the last day of the lying in-state, which began on Friday, saw unbroken continuation of the vast pilgrimage to Westminster Hall The Hall was closed at 4 o'clock this morning, at which time it was estimated that a total of 809,162 per-Sons had viewed the remains, as com~ pared with the 342000 who passed the bier of the late King Edward VIL 1010.
Queen Mary went to Westminster [Hall again last evening and. stood before the cetin of her husband for sone minutes, She was accompanied by members of her family as well ax foreign royalty. The procession the. public was interrupted during their stay—Reuter.
Highly impressive and " touching Jzcenes were witnessed when the re-maine of King George were conveyed from Sandringham to London to-day fey train.
The final journey of the King began after a brief service in [Sandringham Church.
"A cortege was formed and it slow-wended its way to the station, taking an hour to cover the 21% miles.
Four Grenadier Guards walked on jcach side of the gun-carriage bear-the remains.
The. King's piper, _Pipe-Major Forsyth pized his dead master from. the church to the gun-carriage, King Edward, whose face was Lined with grief, walked immediately behind, followed. by his brothers, all wearing heavy fur-lined coats.
'Queen Mary drove ina closed Jearriage with the Duchess of York Jand the Princess Royal Following. ears conveyed other fadies and Sisters Black and Davis, attended the King' driving his 'A. pathetic touch was the' inclusion the procession of King George's white shooting pony Jock, while Charlotte, the late monarch's parrot jand his inseparable companion, acleompanied his master to Londoi The funeral train made its way [London between a continuous. chain plate-layers within sight of each On arrival at King's Cross, King Jedward first alighted and then assist-fed his mother to step out.
who collin, draped with the Royal Standard and surmounted by the [imperial Crown and the Queen's wreath, lay on a gun-carriage drawn by" a troop of the Royal Horse: Artillery, tanked by Grenadier Guards and preceded by mounted police.
Immediately behind the gun-corrt-Jage walked King Edward, and behind him his brothers and the Earl of Harewood.
Mounted police brought up the rear.
Moving slowly through the hushed multitudes, "the cortege took a full hour for the 2% mile journey to Westminster.
Gunfire and the sound of mulled belis heightened the solemnity of the occasion.
The "Archbishop of Canterbury formally received the coffin, 'AS Big Ben sounded the hour of four, the doors were slowly opened.
Heralds, Pursuivants and Kings of JArms turned towards the catafalque, Jon which four candles were burning. [The Royal coffin war borne into the Halt by the bearer party of the King's Company of Grenadier Guards, preceded by the Archbishop Canterbury, the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Earl Marshal and the First Commissioner of Works, and was placed. upon the catafalque.
Immediately behind the coffin eae the King and Queen Mary, the Duke Jot York, the Duke of Gloucester and the Princess Royal, and the Duke of [Kent and the Earl of Harewood.
The Royal mourners stood at the head. of the coffin.
'OMelals grouped themselves beiga hind the Gentlemen-at-Arms, while Yeomen of the Guard tock their places on either side.
The "Archbishop of Canterbury jounced the opening prayer of a let form of service. "After the HLord's Prayer, the Primate spoke a special prayer of thankfulness for George. the blessings of the reign of King
The hymn, "Praise My Soul, King Jot Heaven," was impressively render-Jed by the choir of Westminster JAbbey, and. the service concluded with "a, benediction pronounced by the Primate, After the service, the King and Queen afar left the Hall and drove to Buckingham Palace, while peers Jond members of Parliament fled slowly past each side of the cat fate on their way out, leaving four Grenadier Guards and four Gentle men-at-Arms to maintain constant The Hall was closed for the final preparations for the Lying-in-state.
'A. remarkable Incident. happened turing the funeral procession from King's Cross. The cross, jewel-Jed with a valuable Indian stone, Jsurmounting the Imperial Crown be Jeame loosened and fell on the rosd-way. Tt was retrieved by an officer, who put i in his pocket.
The cross was refixed at the cor delusion of the ceremonies at West minster Hall.
The Wome Secretary, Sir John Simon, has just revealed an incident at occurred at the last Privy Coun il held by King George.
sir John said that the King, after moking gallant but pathetic efforts to sit up, turned to the Counsellors assembled snd said quietly and simply: "Tam so sorry to keep you walting '"These,"*sald Sir John, "were the Jast words we heard "him utter, though hho gave us each the smile and nod with which he accustomed fo. end on sudlence:"—Reuter and Wireless.
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