THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE.
London, June 21,
She afternoon ceremony at Westminster Abbey las'.cd au hour. A grand choral service was performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Bishop of London and several other clergy received Her Majesty on arrival at the Abbey, and conducted her to the coronation chair,and placed her on the dais facing 'he alter. The royal visitors were f.eated within the aacrarium, sixteen being on each aide. The Queen was visibTy affected when the choir sang the late Prince Albert's choral. After the Archbishop of Canterbury had offered up a blessing for the Queen the Princes and Princesses defiled before Her Majesty and made their obeisance. The procession returned to Buckingham Palace in the same order as the procession to the Abbey, but by a different route. The Crown Prince of Germany was warmly cheered by the crowd. The Marquis of Lome's horae became restive, and his Lordship was thrown, bub not hurt, and lnouuted another horse.
Despite the enormous crowds in the streets, perfect order prevailed everywhere, and the people behaved admirably. The whole affair was pronounced a complete success, no hitch having occurred. The Queen in no way suffered by to* day's Jubilee proceedings.
June 23.
An entertainment waa given yesterday afternoon to 30,000 children, the majority being from the board schools. All sorts of amusements were provided. The Queen went through the Park and inspected tho children on her way to Paddington Btation from whence she proceeded to Windsor*
A grand review of troops to the number of twelve thousand men takes place at Aldershot to-day. The proceedings will be witnessed by the Prince of Wales and the various Royal princes now visiting England.
On Wednesday morning the Queen received at Buckingham Palace the Jubilee gifts, including the women's offering. In i.h« afternoon the Queen proceeded to Windsor, where she unveiled the bronxo ■tatute of herself, by Behin, the ceremony passing off with great eclat and en« thuaiasm. In the evening the town was brilliantly illuminated, and the townspeople took part in a torchlight procession through the castle grounds.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4897, 24 June 1887, Page 2
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