The Royal Procession.

Manawatu Herald, 24 June 1902, Page 3

The Royal Procession.

The following official announcement is made relative to the order of the Royal procession The first carriage heading the procession will be preceded by a force of colonial cavalry and artillery, and will contain Mr Barton (Premier 'of the Australian Commonwealth), Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Premier of the Canadian Dominion), members of their families, followed by a force of Australian and New Zealand cavalry. The second carriage will contain the New Zealand Premier (Mr Seddon), the Newfoundland Premier (Sir Robert Bond), Mrs and Miss Seddon, and will be followed by New Zealand and Cape cavalry. Sir Gordon Sprlgg (Premier of Cape Colony), and Sir A. H. Hime (Natal), with their respective daughters, will occupy the third carriage, which is to be escorted by Cape and Natal cavalry. Four other colonial carriages will follow, and three containing distinguished representatives of.the Indian Empire. , , Then will come the King's procession, led by a Naval gun detachment, and followed by representative squad* rons of cavalry and batteries of artillery officers, aides, deputations of foreign officers, thirteen carriages conveying members of the Royal Family and foreign representatives. The State coaches containing the King and Queen will ceme last of a long line, with the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Connaught riding right and left respectively, and a force of military bringing up the rear.