ROYAL PROCESSION

Taranaki Daily News, 5 June 1935, Page 11

ROYAL PROCESSION

BRILLIANT JUBILEE SPECTACLE. OVATION FOR THE DUCHESSES. (Air Mail—Special to News.) London, May 9. Nothihg was lacking to make the Royal procession from the palace to St. Paul’s a memorably brilliant piece of contemporary history. Millions of eager subjects lined the route, • The whole city was ablaze with* flags and decorations. The sky overhead was Italian blue. The sun shone on a perfect May day. ’ London had military bands galore, Lancers, Hussars, Draggons, and Horse Artillery, the Life Guard escorts with Jteel baldricks gleaming, and those magnificent State coaches, loaded with illustrious royal personages,' drawn by splendid horses richly caparisoned and ridden by royal centaurs in court livery. Tremendous ovations greeted the King and Qdeen, who were palpably touched by the popular enthusiasm, and almost equally rousing cheers welcomed the Duke and Duchess of York arid the Duchess of Kent. Though the Prince himself still needs the final romance of a pretty bride, he too got his thundering ovation. But obviously it was the charming Duchess of York, holding out het gloved hands, in response to the people’s cheers, and the handsome Duchess of Kent, • gesticulating with continental vivacity, who caught the imagination of the crowds, though nothing excelled the thrill with which the two small Princesses of the. York menage were greeted. And how those two small morsels of royalty revelled in their gay outing! • ' '