Coronation of Edward VII Planned for Thursday’s Great Event
A detailed account of Edward VII to be crowned king of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India on Thursday June 26. The piece notes historical Thursday coronations, the ceremony rites of homage, the royal regalia, and the royal family members involved, with reflections on ceremonial traditions.
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Great Britain and Ireland
India
Edward, VII
Great Britain
Ireland
United Kingdom
Oliver Cromwell
Westminster Hall
Stephen
John
Richard II
William and
Mary
Queen Anne
George IV
William IV
Queen Victoria
Edward VIII
Princess Alexandra of
Denmark
George Frederick, Prince of Wales
Princess May of
Teck
Louise Victoria
Duchess of Fife
Maud
Charles
Denamark
Victoria Alexandra
Coronation Service Amended Form and Royal Procession
The official coronation service outline describes 26 sections. The king and queen will process from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey with royal attendants. They kneel in private prayer, receive regalia, hear a sermon, and the king is anointed and crowned with previous regalian rites performed by church and royal officers.
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Losls
House of Commons
God
King
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
Westminster School
Archbishop of Canterbury
Westminster
London
Dean of
Tunica
Royal procession planned for coronation visit through London
The king and queen will tour London in a state procession, passing through main arteries and some mean streets so that 5,000,000 inhabitants may see and cheer them. The plan promises the most memorable 14 mile royal drive, following a precedent set by Queen Victoria.
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London
Queen Victoria
Kitchener’s Rising Fame Shaping London Coronation Pageant
In a portrait of Gen Lord Kitchener England’s hero of the hour is celebrated for his Soudan campaigns and peacetime leadership. The article previews royal ceremonies for June 26 including a lord mayor welcome, possible replica city gates, and the Victoria memorial sod-cutting, underscoring Kitchener’s enduring high regard in Britain.
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London
Strand
Old Temple Bar
Fleet Street
Dublin
Gog
Magog
St Paul’s
Mansion House
Queen Victoria Memorial
Buckingham Palace
Edward
Queen Victoria
Kitchener as Master Organizer Shaping Campaigns and Career
A portrait traces Kitchener from Woolwich to a legendary organizer. It credits his father’s restraint and his own disciplined leadership during the Soudan reconquest and the South Africa campaign, noting rail and logistic mastery under Roberts and the conquest of Pretoria. It compares him to Grant in strategic scope and James Grant’s influence on British victory and peace.
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Kitchener
Lord Roberts
Little Bobs
Gordon
South Africa
England
Therbert Kitchener
Baron
Khartum
Soudan
Lower Nile
Assatian
Cairo
Egypt
Girgeh
Luxor
Sarras
Witter
Omdurman
Woolrich
H. J. Kitchener
Morgan
Neale
Fromier
Ife
Roberts
Cronje
St Helena
Blonfontein
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Gan Roberts
fPogland
Tike Grant
Stoote
Baxven
Seth Vfren
Poglind
Judge Monroe
Frankfort
Coronation Ceremonies Describe Robes Orbs Crowns and Scepters
The account details the coronation rites with the sword of state standards spurs orb and purple robe of state. Archbishops place the scepter while peers cheer God save the King. The queen's crowning follows with similar rites and holy sacrament.
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Canterbury
Worksop
Maesty
England
America to the Front at Coronation Parade
The United States will send a delegation led by White law Reid,Gen J M Wilson, and Admiral Watson to the coronation events. In the naval parade, the battleship Hino under Rear Admiral Crowninshield will feature prominently in the English Channel with US delegates seated in Westminster Abbey alongside princes. US representatives will outrank the ambassador in London during the ceremonies.
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Princes of the Blood
Republic of France
United States
Whitelaw Reid
J M Wilson
Watson
Army
English Channel
Hino
Crowninshield
Johnny's History Lesson in a Child's Voice
A playful verse recalls key US history moments from 1492 to pioneers and pioneers to Plymouth Rock. The poem weaves dates, figures, and legends including Columbus, Pocahontas, Washington, and the moon landing myth with a humorous cadence.
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