BEFORE the High Altar of England in the heart of that "acre sown indeed with the richest Royalest seed" (Westminster Abbey,) King George the Sixth and Queen Elizabeth were crowned yesterday, and thereby dedicated themselves to the service of their people. There, amid a scene of earthly splendor, reflecting a splendor from on high, the Monarch entered into the Kingdom, the power and the glory conferred upon ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 282 wordsFrom early in the morning Hie routes in Hie neighborhood of Buckingham Place continually provided fresh interest in the marshalling of the four escorted processions which were to proceed to the Abhey. The first started at 9.15 a.m. It was the procession of Hie Empires Prime ...
Article : 1,346 wordsThe King and Queen, wearing their Royal robes, entered the great Cathedral by the West door, and a congregation of 7000 of their subjects stood to receive them. An anthem from the twenty-second Psalm was sung by the Westminster choir, of 400 voices, combining the ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Thu 13 May 1937, Page 11
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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