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DUKE'S WEDDING.
CHURCH SERVICE TO BE HELD
A Bishop's Outspoken Comment.
LONDON, June 2.-Mr. Herman
Rogers, whose hospitality at the Chateau
de Cande, near Tours, the Duke of Wind
sor and Mrs. Wallis Warfield are enjoying
until they leave on their honeymoon
after their wedding there tomorrow, an
nounced today that a religious service
will follow the French civil ceremony.
The religious ceremony will be performed
at noon by the Rev. Anderson Jardine,
Vicar of St. Paul's Church, Darlington.
Durham, who reached Tours today.
Interviewed today, the Bishop of Dur
ham (Dr. Hensley Henson) said that he
was not aware that the Rev. Jardine was
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officiating at the Duke of Windsor's wed
ding. "I cannot control Mr. Jardine's
action on the Continent," Dr. Hensley
Henson added. "Presumably, he secured
permission from a responsible Anglican
bishop, but if the marriage was occurring
in my diocese I would consider it my
duty to inhibit a clergyman from officiat
ing."
Interviewed at Tours, Mr. Jardine
stated that he volunteered to conduct the
religious ceremony, knowing that the
Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Warield de
sired one. He added: "I did not consult
any ecclesiastical authority; only my own
conscience. My offer was accepted by the
Duke."
Mr. Rogers Reticent.
Mr. Jardine, who has been Vicar of
St. Paul's for ten years, has a large con
gregation of working people.
Interviewed at Tours, Mr. Rogers de
clined to say whether the religious cere
mony was being performed with the con
sent of the Church of England. It is
stated unofficially that the full order of
the service may not be used, but that a
blessing will be given to the Couple, and
a ring will be used.
Asked If Mrs. Warfield would carry a
prayer book, Mr. Rogers replied that he
presumed so. He added that the civil
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salon in the presence of two witnesses.
The guests, meanwhile, would wait in the
music room, where the religious service
would be held An altar had been erected
in a bay window, before which the Duke
and Mrs. Warfield would kneeL Major
E. D. Metcalfe would be the principal
witness at the civil and the Duke's best
man at the religious ceremony.
Chaser planes from the French Air
Force will be stationed at the Tours mili
tary aerodrome to ensure observance of
the Government decree forbidding pri
vate planes to fly over the Chateau de
Cande during the ceremony.
Although Italy boycotted the Corona
tion, a correspondent of the "Corriere
Della Sers" has arrived at Tours to cover
the wedding.
Tours Invaded.
Reports from Tours state that thous
ands of people are flocking into Monts,
the town nearest the chateau and the
Mayor of which (Dr. Mercier) will per
form the civil ceremony. The town itself
is gaily bedecked and the neighbouring
countryside Is also being invaded by tour
ists hoping to catch a glimpse of the
Duke and his bride. The police, how
ever, are being strongly reinforced and
the streets within a mile of the chateau
will be closed an hour before the cere
mony and possibly earlier.
Five newspaper correspondent--three
American, one French and one British
will be permitted to attend, and also
three photographers, one from each of
the three countries. Permission to at
tend has also been extended to one news
reel photographer who, however, will not
be allowed to film the actual ceremony.
A silent film will be taken afterwards in
the garden,
Wedding gifts continue to pour into
the chateau and a motor van is making
five or six journeys daily from Tours.
Gifts from the royal family arrived to
day. Those from friends and lucky
charms and others of little value from
strangers are being accepted, but valu
able gifts from strangers are being re
turned.
Money for the Poor.
The Duke is giving Dr. Mercier a bag
of money to distribute to the poor of
Monts. Servants at the chateau and
on the estate will be given a wedding
breakfast to which they may invite their
friends.
English buttercups, daisies, cowslips and
bluebells will be brought by aeroplane
from England at the request of Mrs. War
field and will form part of the floral
decorations.
London register offices will be unusually
busy tomorrow as many couples wish to
marry on the same day and at the same
hour as the Duke.
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