THE PASSING OF THE BODY.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10882, 5 February 1901, Page 5

THE PASSING OF THE BODY.

THE KING PALE AND CAREWORN

A PRINCELY ESCORT. (Received February 4th, 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, February 3. After the military, who headed the procession from Victoria station, came thirty mounted aides, then came the khakicoloured gun-carriage, drawn by eight cTeam horses, bearing the coffin, covered with a handsome white silk pall, which was worked in ninety-eight hours by the Kensington school children, from a needlework design by the Queen Consort and the Royal Princess, s. Besides the pall there were draperies, and flags, and on a cushion wm placed the Royal Crown, and the orb and sceptre. Behind the coffin was borne th. .uoyal Standard. Then came the King, riding a beautiful bay horse, looking pale and careworn. He gas.- straight ahead, only saluting a group of Generals near St. James's Palace, The Kaiser, on a handsome white charger, rode at tha King's right band, though slightly b.hind. The Duke of Connaught, in a general's uniform, was on the left. Then followed over forty Royalties on horseback, including the Kings of Portugal and Greece, the Crown Princes of Roumania, uennany,' Siam, Denmark, and Sweden, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, and the Grand Duke Michael of Russia. The princely escort furnished* a brilliant display of the uniforms of all the Courts of Europa and Egypt. Despite the cold, all rode uncloaked, and presented a magnificent spectacle. Six carriages followed, the first conveying the Queen Consort and her three daughters ; the second Prince Leopold, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice. In the others were tho Duchess of Saxe-Coburg, the Duchess of Connaught, the Dukes of Albany and Cambridge, Lord Wolseley, the Court officials, and others.