London Prepares For Royal Silver Wedding

Chronicle (Levin), 22 April 1948, Page 5

London Prepares For Royal Silver Wedding

Re.eeived Wednesdav, 7 p.m. LOXDOX, April 20. London is looking fofvvard to a eheerful and eolourful dav next Monday when the King and Queen eelebrate their sil ver wedding, and after the service ift St. Paui's, and drive through London streets. 1 11 addition to tlie drive itself, the crowds will be enlertaiued by iive bauds along the routcQ their Majesties will follow to the Cathedral. Tliev will be ihe Coldstream (luards at Buekiughani Palaee, Brigade of Gourds at Clarence Gaie and Duke of York's Steps, R..A.F. at Fetter Lane, Fleet Slreet, and Royal Marines at Ludgate Ciieus. The Sueond Battalion of the Coldstream Gourds, with the King's eolours. will mount a guard of honour in ihe quadrangle of Buekingham Palaee. At the v. est end of St. Paul's the guaid oi honour . uiil be mountcd by the Honouruble Artillery Companv of London and the band1 of the Grenadier Guards. Yeoman Warders of the Tower " Beefeaters, " will line the steps oi the Cathedral and "The Companies of I'ikeinen of the llonourable" Artillery J Companv, " will be on duty in St. Puni 's ehurehvard. Two Royal salutes of 41 guns will be j lired at ioiir ininutes past eleven as the King aml Queen leave the Palaee. J The gourds aml other Ariny detaeh- ' nieiits uili v, ear baitledress, the Royal ! Xa' y and Marines ordinarv servire j dress and the R.A.F. serViee dress. j When ihe King and Queen walk j dow ti the eeutral aisle of St. Paul's. tiiey will be followed by 1(3 members oi i the Royal iamiiy. With four heralds lattiied 3 ii the:; eolourful uniforms and i lahar,.-, oi - ' ie. liie elergy and . !.ord .aiayor i-.'unng the pearl sword, the King wiil wuil: with' the Queen on l.is left. iiehiad tltem will walk Queen .'.lary uitli her brother, the Earl of Atltioui', on i'n'i left. Following them \rili Priiice-s Lli/.abelh and the Duke of Lditti.nrgli aml . Prin.-ess Margaret. Other menii er- of ihe Royal family iu liie processioii w.ll be the Duke and Duehess of Giouet-ster with Prinee Wil- ' liani of Gloaeester, the Prineess Royal, 1 the Duehess of Kent with her three ehihLeii, the Earl of Harewood, 1 5 ti tii eess Aliee, ihe 'ountess of Athlone, j aml Cuptain the llonourable Geraid j Easeelles. The eelebrations provide a Ing oeeaj siou for the National Bakerv Sdu.ol i and Xatioual Assoeial ion for Master iBakors who are to preseut the Royal •silver wedding eakes to their Majesties ; at Buekingham Palaee on April 22. • One weighs two lnindi edweight and it ' was made entirely by the students at tlie Xutionn! Si haol. It etmiains lolits ! of ii- >n i', oiSlbs oi' sugar ieing, 5(31bs oi' ; almoud ]>aste, Iblbs of iuitter, 121bs ot I sugar, 1.51 bs of eggs, (iOlbs of mixed : fruit and nuts and "a pouud" of nini. | Many' of the ingredients were sent to ; the King and Queen as gifts front j Empire countries. The otiters were wedding presents to I't ijteess Elizabeth. " Domestie happiness" is the llteme j of tlie deeoratious. The panels on the i'tiers depiet Windsor, Balmoral and I Glamis thistles and the Royal home at Sandringham, Xorfolk. i Pritteess Eiizale'th celebrat.es her ! 22tid birthdav ott April 21. Shc will ! drive to Windsor t'astle to lutteh with iheir Majesties. The Duke of Edinburgh. who is ou a eourse at tlie Royal Xavai College, Greenwieh, niay not be able to attend the luneheon but will be at a tea party and dinuer. Last yetu Priii.-e-s Elizabeth v- as in South Afriea for her 21st birthduy.