THE DEAD KING.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13164, 24 January 1936, Page 5

THE DEAD KING.

SECOND EDITION

CONVEYED FROM THE CHAPEL. SAD PROCESSION OF ROYALTIES (Received 12 noon) United Press Assn.—By Electric T elegi-a ph—Copyright. LON DON. January 23. (Sandringham 2 p.m.) With the coffin placed on a guncarriage as the sad jiioeession moved to the Station, a. lament played by Ripe Alajor Forsyth, floated * across the countryside. / The cortege was headed by the Ohiet Constable, followed by twelve tall Guardsmen. Captain Paisley of the Royal Horse Artillery, with his drawn sword gleaming, preceded the guncarriage which was drawn by seven bay iiorses and draped with the Royal Standard. FACE WROUGHT WITH GRIEF. A ew . yards behind walked the King, his lace wrought with grief and a yard or two behind on either side, followed the Dukes of York and Gloucester, then the Duke of Kent and the Karl of Hare wood. All seemed overcomwith sorrow. Then came the dark grey coach, drawn by two grey horses, in which were seated the Queen and the Princess Royal, and the Duchess of York, all in deep black and heavily veiled.

THROUGH REVERENT CROWDS. I h rough bareheaded, reverentcrowds, the procession passed in silence.

1 lie Duchesses of Gloucester aud Kent and the Queen’s La dies-in-W ai ting rode in the second carriage, behind which walked the tall areyhaired Richard Hewlett, the King s valet and friend, who to-dav took precedence of all the great officers tbe Royal household. Then came King George’s white pony ‘Jock* 4 and the two nurses, who tended nis Majesty during bis illness. Lord Wigram led the officers of the Roval household. The procession ended with the humble tenants of the Roval Estate. VANTAGE POINTS TAKEN UP. LONDON, January 23. "While the Royal coffin was proceeding to Wolferton thousands of Londoners, already gathering outsicle tlie Houses of Parliament and King’s Gross, sto<xl four and five deep in the pavements. Most business premises in the neighbourhood were draped in purple and black. Many who assembled outside the Abbey for the late Rudyard Kipling s service hurried to take up positions in Parliament Square, Aldwych and Trafalgar Square, while other vantage points attracted early arrivals The Broadcasting Corporation is closing down from the time King George’s remains arrive in London until 4 p.m., except to broadcast the solemn strokes oi Big Ben even* fifteen minutes. THE CHAPEL SERVICE. ROYAL FAAIILY AT ST. MARY’S. LONDON. Jam j ary 23. (Sandringham 1 p.m.) Despite a bitter north-east wind, mourners, many of whom had travelled trom distant -towns, including a party of Royal tenants from Balmoral, began to line tbe road from Sandringham to Wolferton shortly after daybreak. Women were dressed in deep black and most of the men were also in full mourning, every class being represented. The road passes through thick woods with its grass borders covered bv a mantle of white frost. No muffled bea,t oi drums, sad music or gleam <>t bayonets marked the King's last journey front the little church. Crowds outside the church bared, their heads and when the service commenced strains ot the organ and the voices of the choirboys went ringing through morning air.

The King conducted his mother to the front- pew near the Chant-el. and the remaining members of the Royal family grouped themselves m adjoining pews.

Old retainers and servants of the Ring filled the Ikhlv oi tin* church an<l the rec.tor offered prayers, alter which the choir sang the twentvtliird Psalm and the Bishop of Norwich read the lesson from Revelations 21. verses 1 to 7. from tlie old Bible with its vellum cover studded with previous stones. The Royal family and congregation then knelt ;vt prayer. The choir sang the hymn, “Peace, Perfect Peace ' and the service concluded with a prayer by the Bishop of Norwich. Eight stalwart guardsmen then gently lifted the coffin on to their shoulders and bore it to the west door and immediately behind them walked the King.