MARRIAGE OF KING’S THIRD SON

Timaru Herald, Volume CXL, Issue 20260, 8 November 1935, Page 9

MARRIAGE OF KING’S THIRD SON

SIMPLE SERVICE IN CHAPEL WIDESPREAD INTEREST MANIFESTED BRIDAL PAIR’S TRIBUTE TO FALLEN SOLDIERS United Press Association —Bp Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, November 6. Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, third son of the King, and Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott, third daughter of the Duchess of Buccleuch, were married to-day in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace. The Archbishop of Canterbury performed the ceremony. Royal Weather. The day was favoured with what Londoners have come to call “Royal weather.” Brilliant sunshine and unclouded skies recalled Jubilee day, rather than the foggy November morning when the Duke and Duchess of Kent were married, intensifying regret at the cancellation of the pageantry and Abbey ceremony. Crowds, however, gathered near Lady Alice's home, Grosvenor Place, from which she was leaving in a glass coach, drawn by four bay horses. Hundreds gathered in front of the Palace at anearly hour to see the bridal pair. The Royal Family appeared on the balcony after the ceremony. Trains all night long brought sightseers from the provinces, including a little group from the Buccleuch estate, some of whom had known Lady Alice since childhood. The Duke of Gloucester breakfasted with their Majesties, and from the windows of the Palace saw the crowds lined ten deep. At the Royal Chapel. The first guests, who arrived about 11 o’clock, found the .Royal Chapel decorated with hundreds of white flowers, two gold vases bearing sheaves of longiflorum lilies, white heather, orange blossom, roses and narcissi. Sheaves of flowers six feet high, adorned the pillars. The colours of the disbanded Third Battalion of the Scots’ Guards were conspicuous. Their Majesties, Queen Maud of Norway, King George of Greece, the Duke of Kent, the Duchess of York, the Princess Royal sat to the right of the altar, and behind them were the Duke of Connaught, Princesses Louisa and Beatrice, the Crown Prince of Sweden, Lord Harewood and his two sons. Opposite sat the Duke of Buccleuch. The Dowager Duchess sat £tt the rear of tie Chapel with other relatives and members of the Cabinet. The crowds cheered members of the Royal family when driving through the Palace gates. Among the first arrivals were the little Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, in white fur capes over their bridesmaids’ dresses. They leaned forward excitedly and waved to the cheering crowds. Arrival of Bride. When the sunlight reflected the glass coach the enthusiasm was tremendous The vast crowds, mainly women, lining the entire route from Grosvenor Place to Constitution Hill waved flags and handkerchiefs. Lady Alice was calm and self-pos-sessed and continually smiled and waved her white gloves. Her gown looked dead white In the strong light. She held the bridal bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley. Lady Alice entered the Palace supported by her tall, fair-haired brother, the new Duke of Buccleuch, In the scarlet and gold uniform of the Grenadier Guards. She entered the drawing room, where the eight bridesmaids were drawn up in two ranks. They included Princess Elizabeth, aged 9, and Princess Margaret Rose, aged 5, both nieces of the bridegroom. The others were:—Lady Mary Cambridge, only child of the Marquess and Machioness of Cambridge and great-niece of the Queen, aged 11. Lady Angela Scott, youngest sister of the bride. Lady Elizabeth Scott, niece of the bride and elder daughter of the Earl and Countess of Dalkeith, aged 13. Miss Moyra Scott, cousin of the bride and younger daughter of Lord George and Lady Eileen Scott, aged 16. Miss Clare Phipps, niece of the bride and eldest daughter of Lady Sybil and Lieutenant Charles Phipps, aged 15. Miss Anne Hawkins, niece of the bride and elder daughter of Lady Margaret and Commodore Geoffrey Hawkins, aged 7. The bridal procession then entered the Chapel. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of York stood behind the Duke of Gloucester, a magnificent figure in a blue and gold tunic, scarlet breeches, and black topped boots. The Prince of Wales wore the uniform of a Colonel of the Welsh Guards, the Duke of York that of a Colonel of the Scots’ Guards. Service In Chapel. The Bishop of London opened the marriage service, and while Lady Alice and her eight bridesmaids walked down the aisle, the hymn “Praise, My Soul" was sung. The Archbishop of Canterbury performed the marriage ceremony. The Primus of Scotland prayed for God’s blessing; the Archbishop of Canterbury gave a short address and ended the service with the blessing.