London, April 26: Despite the long wait in the cold and rain, the crowds in the vicinity of the Abbey were in the highest spirits when the wedding guests began to arrive at 10 o’clock. Many stood for hours to get a good place, including people from the dominions. The procession met the King and the Queen and the bridal party in the western doorway. The sun shone through as the bride entered the Abbey. The Duke of York was dressed in Air Force uniform, and wore the Star and Ribbon of the Garter and the Star of the Order of the Thistle. There was tumultuous cheering from the seething throng. The vast congregation rose as Dean Ryle and the Abbey clergy led the Royal procession up the nave through the choir screen to the scarlet-and-silver seats in the sacrarium. The King and the other Royalties took their seats at the right of the altar. The bride was a virginal figure. She wore a light veil, lent by Queen Mary. The wedding gown was sleeveless. As the bride passed the grave of the unknown warrior in the nave, she released her father’s arm and placed a bouquet on the tomb, and then joined the bridegroom at the altar steps. As the bridal hymn ended the bride and bridegroom knelt and Dean Ryle commenced the service, the Archbishop of Canterbury taking the actual marriage ceremony. The bride and bridegroom had a great reception in the streets when returning to the Palace by a long route, while the bells in the steeples and spires of the city were uttering their jubilee. The carriage containing the bride and bridegroom was drawn at a slow pace to enable as many as possible to get glimpses of the couple. Both repeatedly bowed to the calls “Long live the Duke and Duchess” and “Have a good honeymoon.’’ After a short interval the King and Queen, the Duke and his bride, and others of the family, appeared on the balcony amidst the tremendous and sustained cheering of the assembled crowds.
Dunedin mops up
Yesterday there was another noticeable fall in the water on the Flat, and by tomorrow most or all of the last streets to be covered should be clear. The Leith Stream, so far as the north end is concerned, has dropped pretty well back to normal. The Rev V.G. Bryan King, who is in charge of the central depot, gave the following information to a reporter yesterday: Nine sacks of cauliflowers, one of parsnips, and one of carrots came to hand from the Christchurch fruiterers yesterday. Advice has been received that Wellington is despatching 27 sacks of marrows and pumpkins, carriage paid. Goods of all classes continue to be received at the depot in cart loads. In addition to the supplies already sent in the Mornington School has forwarded 24 pots of jam and four sacks of vegetables, 25 parcels of clothing, together with a large quantity of groceries. Three cases of fish were sent by a fisherman at the wharf. The most pressing need at the present time is for women’s underclothing, skirts, stockings, boots and shoes, men’s underpants, working trousers and boots. There are urgent requests for these lines from all parts of the city. The sum of £450 has been received at the depot and has been paid into the Mayor’s Fund. A number of slips that have occurred about the city roads require immediate attention. Above Hayward street on the Eglinton road and in Duke street there are bad slips — ODT, 28.4.1923
Compiled by Peter Dowden
