THE JUBILEE.
HOW THEY JOOLIBRATE IN LONDON. London, Tune 17. The procession to Westminister Abbey will be divided into three parts. The first will include the Indian Princes, the Queen of Hawaii, and the minor European royalties ; the second will include the King of Denmark, the King of the Belgians, the King of Saxony, the King of Greece, the Crown Princes of Austria and Portugal, and the Queen of the Belgians; the third will contain eleven State equipages, five containing the Officers of State, and two, the young Princesses ; the eighth, the daughters of the Prince of Wales ; the ninth, the Duchesses of Albany and Connaught and the Princess William of Prussia; the tenth, the Princesses Helena, Louisa, Beatrice, and the Duchess of Edinburgh ; the eleventh, and also the Pr .icess Royal, Princess Alexandra, and Her Majesty. _ The latter carriage will be drawn by eight creamcoloured horses. The Duke of Connaught, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Christian, the Crown Priuce of Germany, and the Duke of Hesse will ride in front of Her Majesty ; Prince Albert Victor, Prince George, the Duke of Cambridge, the Marriuto of Lome, Princes Louis and Henry of Battenburg, and Prince William of Prussia will ride behind the Royal carriage, The Life Guards, the Native Indian Cavalry, and other troops, will form tbe rear guard. On reaching the Abbey at noon, the Queen will assume the crown and robes, and in tbe procession to the altar the Prince of Wales, the Dukes of Connaught and Edinburgh, Prince Christian, and the Crown Prince of Germany will precede the Queen, the leading Princes following Her Majesty. Many old British residents in India are applying to share the facilities granted to colonists to witness the pageantry. The Agents-General arc resisting the request, maintaining that every portion of the available space will ba occupied.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 5, 18 June 1887, Page 2
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308THE JUBILEE. Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 5, 18 June 1887, Page 2
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