CORONATION PROGRAMME.

Grey River Argus, 27 April 1911, Page 8

CORONATION PROGRAMME.

I.i oji\.lL.i_i/vr\ i \jiL,i\.iLti\L\j^\ j.j_,o I'l'om May on ib ihe end ol juiy Lonaon win be vhe scene oi a Scrips or" icstivities unequalled in splendour liie Coronation being the culminating point. These ceremonies already I arranged include: — Early in May. — Opening by the King in State of the Festival of Empire at the Crystal Palace. May m 22.— Opening of the Imperial Conference. June 20.— Banquet to foreign representatives 'at Buckingham Palace. June 21. — The King receives Colonial Premiers. June 22 — .Coronation Day. June 23. — Procession through South Lon3on. June 24— The King holds Naval review at Spithead. . " June 26. — Gala performance at the theatre. June 29.— Special service at St. .faurs and a luncheon at the Guildhall. Third Royal procession through London. if time permits, the King will also attend a military review at Aldershot and a gala performance at the Opera. King George himself is taking a very active part in the preparations, and, being a comparatively l young man Blessed with excellent health and plenty of vigour, there is little doubt that His Majesty will be able to support tne fatigues of the numerous ceremonies with ease. • The routes of two of the Coronation processions — that of Coronation . Day, June 22, and that of the Royal' Progress on June. 23— rhave. already been announced. These will the last word in modern pageantry, but the tnird procession to' St. Paul's and the Guildhall on June 29 will be confined to Their. Majesties, the Court, and a Sovereign's escort. The route for this procession has' not Deen definitely settled yet, but it is the intention of the arranging committee to choose other streets and approaches than those used by the two pageants. The route of the return will ;be totally different from that of the approack. The. territorials will play an important part in the celebrations, both at the military review and in the lining of the streets of London during flic octave.