THE CORONATION ROBES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7367, 21 January 1902, Page 4

THE CORONATION ROBES.

♦ . A London despatch saya : The design of the Coronation robes bus been decided upen. The King will •wear cloth of gold under a jacket embroidered with palm branches and the Shamrock, Rose, and Thistle. ' On the King's stole the cross of St. George, the Eoyal crowa, and Eose, Shamrock, and Thistle will be woven in gold thread. The cape will be a magnificent gaiment, decorated with silver eagles arjd fleur de lis, and the natural .floral emblems. The Qu-.en will wear robes almost exactly .simi'ar to those of Queen Adelaide, which will be brought to Marlborough House from 13rodit> Castle, where they are kept as heirlooms. In spite of age, they are in excellent condition. They are of black velvet, elaborately embroidered I and Jaced, having gold trimmings and huge hanging sleeves. The Coronation rites will last four hours. After the sacrament has been adi ministered to tho King, he will discard the Chuich vesiments, and put on ' fche State robe?. Over three thousand precious stones — diamonds, sapphires, pearls, rubiep, and emeralds— will be inoluded. In the King's crown will be IS6O pure white diamonds, and 1279 rose diamonds. 3 he historic diamond whioh the King of Castile gave the Black Prince in 1867, and which , waa worn by Henry V. at Agincourt, will be in the centre of the Crown, placed in thß centre of a Maltese cross. A report id in circulation that Queen Alexandra will be attended at the Coronation by four Duchesses, dressed in ckth of gold, and wearing their robes and coronets. Those selected are s&id to be the Duchesses of Marlfcorougb, Montroso, Sutherland, and fcjhortland.