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Ceremony of Nobility Entry at the Royal Choir Steeple
The passage describes a formal procession and obeisances within a church setting. Sir Robert Walpole as Junior Knight leads, followed by nobility including Viscount Townshend and dukes, with Officers of Arms and Garter and Black Rod performing reverences. The Sword of State is carried by the Duke of St Albans, and the sovereign enters, seats, and pays reverence to the Altar. The royal train is borne by the eldest sons of the Duke of Grafton and Earl of Grantham.
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Robert Walpole
Viscount Townshend
Duke of Boton
Duke of Grafton
Duke of Newcastle
Duke of Dorset
Duke of Kent
Duke of St. Albars
Earl of Grantham