THE CORONATION MANTLES.
Tho announcement is mudo that the King and Queen will wear, at their Coronation the mantles,made;for. thi^'Coronalion.'of King Edward and 'Queen t -Alex-' jiindra, byj.thcm.,, . late King' is understood, to lia'Y'c 'expressed a wish.that his mantle, or, pallium,'and tho Queen's-' trained f mantle',. should, bo picserved as, heirlooms,.'..'and ,fpr the past eight years they havo repbsad ill the Tower of London!... The hing's, robe is of purest cloth of gold, magnificently embroidered with tho eagles, tlio roso, shamrock, and. thistle that , are, the symbols of the tlireo kingdoms, and the* lotus that represents India. 1 ' The'Queeii's raahtle'.'is of ruby-purplo.velvet, in a shpdo selected by Queen Alexandra to.harmonise'with, tho Royal purplo worn by the Princesses of tho blood and the deeply bright rod'of tho peeresses' mantles. In addition to being very wide, the mantle is six yards in length, and is richly embroidered, tho Crown figuring frequently in the design. Her Majesty's dress, to bn worn beneath tho robe, will, of course, bo according to her own design.. . .
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1054, 18 February 1911, Page 11
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