ROYAL WEDDING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22721, 6 November 1935, Page 9

ROYAL WEDDING

CEREMONY IN LONDON TO-DAY LARGE CROWDS EXPECTED (British Official Wireless) (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) RUGBY, November 4. • Large crowds are expected-in London on Wednesday for the wedding of the Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice Scott despite the fact that, owing to the recent death of the bride's father, the pageantry usually associated with a royal wedding will be dispensed with. • ' The Queen yesterday inspected the wedding presents. MAGNIFICENT ARRAY OF GIFTS LONDON, November 4. The Duchess of Kent is expected to attend the royal wedding, the arrangements for which the Queen has personally supervised, helping to solve problems inseparable from the occasion, for which there is no precedent. Every detail has been rehearsed for days. Their Mujesties will occupy gold crimson chairs at the right of the altar. The bridesmaids, owing to the limitations of the chapel, will be compelled to halt several yards behind the bride in order not to interrupt their Majesties' view. ■ The chapel will be filled with flowers, three lorry loads of orchids, roses, carnations and chrysanthenlums having been despatched from the King's gardens at Windsor.

The Associated Press Association's correspondent viewed nearly 1000 presents, filling six rooms at St. James's Palace, received by the Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice, which testify to the affection in which they are held, ,not only by the aristocracy, but by all classes, an instance being a handsome cabinet containing an address of loyalty on thousands of pages of manuscript bearing the signatures of members of boys' clubs throughout Britain, of which the Duke,is president. The place of honour is given to a pair of socks knitted by Grannie M'Ewen, of Glasgow, aged 95. A bedridden boy sent a paper knife to Lady Alice, requesting her to use it every day. The Queen has been especially generous. Her gifts include a turquoise and diamond tiara and corsage set, a magnificent Chippendale • bookcase, a Coromandel dressing case with silver-gilt fittings, a pedestal desk, arid some lovely old silver. The Queen also joined the King in giving a corsage set and rings of pearls an<" emeralds arid ariothcr with a tiara of pearls and diamonds.. The Duke of Gloucester's gifts to the bride include two exquisite diamond tiaras, a diamond and emerald brooch, ear rings, a pair of delicate diamond and pearl bracelets, and diamond corsage ornament.

A charming gift is a pair of silver cigarette lighters with a card in childish writing from Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. The Duchess of Buccleuch's presents are all homely, and include blankets, a gold needle set, and a portrait of herself.

The combined, gifts include a Chippendale desk from the heads of 19 royal households, a diamond brooch from the Prince of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of York, the Duke and Duchess of Kent and the Earl and Countess of Harewood. - ■•'';*: r '; .', .:.y ... ',. ■_..,.;. . Mr and Mrs Baldwin gave an oak hall chest. The City of London banks and other corporations sent magnificent plate. Foreign royalties favoured jewels. Other gifts from all parts of the, Empire range from furniture, pictures and books to shoes. ' . - • THE BRIDE'S DRESS . ~ LONDON, November 4. (Received Nov. 5, at 11.30 p.m.) One hundred and twenty guests, mostly royalty, will' attend the royal wedding service, .which..is expected to last; half an hour, Afterwards the couple will appear on the balcony with their Majesties and other royalty. The bride's dress of "warm pearl," coloured with a stain named alalice, is severely plain, with long, tight sleeves. A knot of orange blossom catches.the draperies at the throat. The train of four yards is hidden by pearlcoloured, tulle, and the.veil is held by a coronet of-orange blossom.; She will carry orchids and tube roses. The bridesmaids' frocks are of the sanie material and equally simple, with folds, of warm golden lame, line sashes, hem sleeves and coral-coloured cellophane roses caught at the throat, and a wreath of seed pearl leaves on the hair. The little bridesmaids will wear the same satin, veiled with net and with net ruffles round the hem and sleeves. They will wear lace mittens and carry sheafs of tube roses tied with a lame.