THRICE PROCLAIMED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 22, 27 January 1936, Page 7

THRICE PROCLAIMED.

Ceremonial of Tudor Times at Windsor, SPECTACULAR SOLEMNITY. LONDON", January 20. Under the shadow of Windsor's ancient Castle walls, below a half-masted Union Jack at the summit of the massive Round Tower —this flag is lowered only when the Sovereign dies —Edward VIII. was three times proclaimed King with ceremony dating back to Tudor times. The proclamation was made firstly at the statue of the late Queen Victoria, the sceptred arm of which was extended as if in blessing; then at the Henry VIII. Gateway; and at Windsor Bridge, on the boundary of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. Heralds and a mace-bearer led a procession from the Guildhall which included the scarlet-robed Mayor, ceremonially garbed aldermen and officials. Coldstream Guards in full uniforms— bearskins, cross-belts and overcoats — supplied the Guard of Honour, and the Life Guards' band the music. Their trumpeters in red, gold and silver sounded a double fanfare precisely at noon. All civilian heads were bared in reverence for the dead King while the Mayor read the proclamation of the new King. It was greeted with three cheers. The dean and canons, dressed in scarlet, attended the Gateway ceremony. The Vice-Provost and masters of Eton College, with the school's smartly uniformed Officers' Training Corps, also the fire brigades and local youth organisations, participated in the riverside observance. The ancient car from which the Sheriff proclaimed the King at Bristol had been similarly employed in the proclamation of the last six, Sovereigns. MASS REVERENCE. BRITAIN'S FOOTBALL CROWDS. LONDON, January 26. Fifty thousand Soccer Cup tie football barrackers hushed their clamour yesterday at Stamford Bridge when the raised baton of the bandmaster imposed silence. The occupants of the stands rose to attention as one man. The crowd stilled itself and stood bare- ( headed. Four trumpeters played the "Last Post" and drums broke in with a long J heart-stirring roll as a prelude to the opening bars of King George's favourite ; hymn, "Abide With Me." The crowd, after a pause of realisa- - tion, joined in the majestic harmony ■ which swelled in spirit the mighty chorus from football grounds through- ( out England, where similar observ- ( ances were honoured. . An intense stillness followed. The ] drums rolled again and the band , and the peoples' voices united in the ; National Anthem. Silence again supervened. Then cup tie vociferation burst forth, the crowds cheered, coins were spun and the games were begun.

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