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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1911
Page
7
London gears up for the June 22 coronation with 60 000 soldiers securing processions from Buckingham Palace to the Abbey. huge food stocks and grandstands line routes as royal readiness tightens security and spectacle across the capital.
A vast crowd gathers as Kitchener leads 60 000 troops through London for the coronation. Royal displays in Abbey seating, 7000 official seats, 50 000 applications, and massive street arrangements frame a global pageant with American and Canadian participants, grand arches, bonfires, and electric illuminations.
The schedule lists general traffic suspensions from 4 a.m. through the day with specific times for carriage access, route closures, and troop formations. It details the king and queen’s movements from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey, coronation, and return, with traffic resuming and restrictions noted for outward and homeward routes.
The second day of the royal progress promises a grand display with the King and Queen, their entourage, and regiments from across the empire marching through the city. The state carriage to the coronation, built in 1761 for George III, will lead the procession to Westminster Abbey drawn by eight Cream horses, with red morocco harness. The imperial crown worn for the ceremony, first made for Queen Victoria in 1838, features the Star of Africa and hundreds of diamonds, pearls, and other stones arranged in Maltese crosses and oak leaf motifs.
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