CORONATION PLANS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19138, 6 October 1936, Page 12

CORONATION PLANS

/. LONDON PREPARES BRILLIANT SPECTACLE V .. : ..London, Aug. id.‘ • tow ' pub!;. fl..:nouu( 4 t!..:oins have given greater pleasure t-nan ti.nl Liu vV(?ek on 'the Coronation _ arrangements, The whole country,' and Londoli in particular, - has been eagerly awaiting the official statement of the route to be taken by the King on Coronation Day. N'OWt that, the decision has been made, it is seen that t.'.c route is very largely, extended, compared with that taken by King George mid Queen Mary in 1911. • •The route will spread out the crowds ail'd there' should be no danger of extreme congestion anvv.here. The only clanger the- authorities will have to guard against is the possibility that too many loyal -enthusiasts will try 10 see tno procession twice. The King will actually drive through six and a quarter miles oi London streets. This route is two and a half miles longer than when King George was crowned in 1911. Schemes to make London the gayest and most brilliant city in Europe for the Coronation next year are reported to be making good progress. Tile City or Westminster in particular .ropes to put up:The .finest decorations ever . seen in London. The designs will be ready in October;,' , , . . . -Trices likely to be asked lor seats to view, the procession will bo about £lO. This sum, it is stated, is being asked now for 'moderately good sites, and first floor window seats are being sold for £Ai. Demands fpr £2O a seat are, however, excessive, according to the manager of a large booking agency. “We are refusing to pav it,” be declared. “Tou may take it that most of the reports of Americans offering enormous sums for seats are fairy tales.: So far We have not accepted a penny lor any seats. We have simply taken, applicants’ names.’’ Peeresses will not wear coronets at the Coronation ceremony because King Edward is a bachelor. In such a case, it is- pointed out by the Earl Marshal s office, ancient rules of ceremony decree that coronets shall not be worn. When King George was crowned in 1911* Queen Mary stipulated that the fabrics employed in making her dress and robes should be British. This precedent is now being followed. At the Royal School of Needlework, women are working again on the beautiful embroideries they themselves fashioned for the Coronation of King George. Peers and peeresses will wear robes of a magnificent shade of ruby red velvet, the Royal family the traditional regal purple.