JUBILEE REHEARSAL

Taranaki Daily News, 2 May 1935, Page 5

JUBILEE REHEARSAL

11 PROCESSIONS WITHOUT A HITCH. KING SPENDS A BUSY DAY. British Wireless. Rugby, April 30. Owing- to the unfavourable weather and great pressure of work in preparation for the silver jubilee celebrations, the King cancelled to-day’s proposed visit to the race meeting at Newmarket. Accompanied by the Queen, His Majesty returned to London and will remain in Buckingham Palace until after the celebrations. /

When the King and Queen returned from Windsor to Buckingham Palace large crowds cheered them. In the course of a busy day they inspected and approved the final plans for next week’s celebrations. The King also received General Hertzog, South African Prime Minister.

Great crowds again thronged the streets of the West End last night to see the jubilee decorations and flood-lighting effects. The main schemes of decoration are now almost complete. Early workers arriving at London were : " surprised to find the route of the Royal procession closed to traffic, buses and cars diverted to other streets, the occasion being a full rehearsal of the King’s drive to St. Paul’s. Starting from Buckingham Palace soon after dawn the 11 processions traversed the route exactly as they will on May 6, except that,’ the escorts were clad in khaki instead of full dress, and landaus and brakes repre- . sented all the State carriages except the , King’s coach, which participated in the rehearsal drawn by the six famous Wind- f sor greys.

Throughout the entire route the procession was carefully timed by numerous . officials with stop ■watches, and it was -i carried out without a hitch.