KING’S CORONATION
PROVISION OF EXPENSES PREPARATION OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY (Britisfi Official Wireless.) Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, February 18. A supplementary estimate issued for £2,988,604 contains provision for expenses for the Coronation amounting to £152,000. Of this sum £160,000 represents the cost of preparation of Westminster Abbey and an annexe which is being specially built, and the erection of stands along the route. CATERING FOR VISITORS MANY THOUSAND ROOMS REQUIRED, (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, February 18. The central organisation which will assist Coronation visitors to find beds and meals is now established and 3,000 rooms have already been offered for disposal. It is stated that many thousands more are required. THE CORONATION OATH. CANBERRA,, February 20. (Received February 20, at 11.5 a.m.) Mr Lyons, in announcing the form of the Coronation Oath to be taken by the King, said the discussions on the subject had been most valuable in clarifying the existing constitutional relationship between members of the British Commonwealth.
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Evening Star, Issue 22578, 20 February 1937, Page 15
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159KING’S CORONATION Evening Star, Issue 22578, 20 February 1937, Page 15
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