BRILLIANT SCENES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17916, 21 October 1932, Page 8

BRILLIANT SCENES

WEDDING OF ROYALTY OLD-TIME PAGEANTRY (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Received October 21, 2 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 20. Old-timo pageantry tilled the church at Ll. Moritz, when Princess Sy'bille, greatgiamhlaugiier of Queen Victoria, was married to Prince Gustav. The bride eas robed in white silk, with a satin train, and wore a diamond tiara and earned a bouquet of lilies. The bridegroom was dressed in a sky-bluo cavalry uni - form. Nine groomsmen, all princes, were uniformed in colors of the rainbow and eseorteir nine princesses who aided a i bridesmaids. Brilliant uniforms, among which was the British royalties’ scarlet, tilled the building. When asked whether he would take Princess Sy hi lie as his wile, Prince Gustav’s ".la” resounded through the church. The bride’s fainter allirmativo was a signal for the hells pealing and the Royal salute of 24 guns, the iirst heard in Uohnig since the ex Kaiser's visit in 1915. '

Or. Sehauzar, who confirmed Princess Kvbille, mis preaching, when he was oven mine with emotion, and abruptly pronounced his blessing. The bride's sister, Princess Josefa, vdio was among the bridesmaids, swooned with excitement.

Thirty-six motor-cars carrying royalties followed the bridal ear along the flowerstrewn mediaeval streets, which were packed with cheering thousands.