COUPLE BLESSED

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1934, Page 5

COUPLE BLESSED

ARCHBISHOP’S ADDRESS WHOLE EMPIRE WITNESS NETWORK OF BROADCAST GUESTS FROM DOMINIONS By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 1.20 a.m. London, Nov. 29. The Archbishop of Canterbury placed the ring on Princess Marina’s finger at 11.11 a.m. Princess Marina’s “I will” was spoken in a soft voice and the duke plighted his troth in firm tones. Both spoke firmly and precisely in the longer responsesAddressing the bridal couple the Archbishop of Canterbury said: “Never m history has a marriage been attended by So vast a company of witnesses, for by a new and marvellous invention of science joining in the service the whole nation, nay the whole Emprie, are wedding guests, and more than guestsr-mem-bers of the family. It must be most moving to you to know this wealth of good wishes and goodwill is being offered you as their wedding gift.” After urging them to face the coming years in the spirit of the vows just exchanged the primate continued: “You, sir, have already fully taken your place in the service of the community. Your dear bride as her husband’s comrade will find a new happiness in sharing his joys and sorrows and ministering to the needs of the good Britjsh folk, who have already with warmth swift and spontaneous taken you into their hearts. God bless you both, guide you and keep you always.” In addition to Sir James Parr, New Zealand High Commissioner, Mr. Stanlev Bruce, Australian High Commissioner and Agents-General and their wives, those summoned to the abbey included the New Zealanders, Dr. Thomas Mill and Mrs. Mill, Mr. David Jones, chairman of the Meat Board, and Mesdames Malcolm Fraser, Arthur Fair and Mathew Holmes. The dresses of the older bridesmaids closely followed the lines of Princess Marina’s, but while hers had a medieval waistline and the skirt formed a short train, those of her attendants were widely sashed in stiff bright lame and were only of ankle length. The cloth used in the body of the dresses was heavy white crepe, sewn all over with cobwebfine silver thread. The bridesmaids wore turban head-dresses and court shoes of the same heavy lame as the sashes. The child bridesmaids had short high-waisted frocks of stiffened white tulle, with a half-wreath of white roebuds outlined in the front of the neckline and a similar half-wreath worn on the side of the head. NEW ZEALAND GREETINGS MESSAGE FROM PEOPLE By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Nov. 29. The Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, has sent the following message to the King: “In assuring Your Majesty of the homage and unabated loyalty of the people of New Zealand I beg to express on their behalf heartfelt congratulations on the marriage to-day of the Duke of Kent with Princess Marina and the earnest prayer that the union of Their Royal Highnesses may be blessed with unalloyed happiness.” Mr. Frank Dyer, Consul for Greece in New Zealand, has despatched a cable to Princess Marina, a translation of which is as follows: “Greeks of New Zealand heartily congratulate you upon your marriage. We wish your life to be happy and your future bright and cloudless.”