The Procession.
WITNESSED BY TWO MILLION
PEOPLE
A GRAND SPECTACLE
COLONIAL TROOPS WILDLY
CHEERED
London, June 22, noon
The traius to London from all parts have been crowded since 4 this morning. The railway arrangements are splendid. The weather is dull. The colonial troops, which precede the State procession to St. Paul's, received a wild ovation.
The procession has just reached Temple Bar, where the Lord Mayor on horseback awaited the Queen. On the arrival of the procession at St. Paul's a thanksgiving service will be held, which will last 20 minutes. ,
The colonial and Indian troops met with a grand reception at the various points along the route of the procession.
The crowds spontaneously sang the National Anthem.
The spectacle, which was a grand success throughout, was witnessed by fully two million people. A number of the troops of the different colonies formed the Queen's body guard.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 354, 23 June 1897, Page 3
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148The Procession. Hastings Standard, Issue 354, 23 June 1897, Page 3
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