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The Lying In State.
pillars , round which only the public were admitted , ancl they were then passed through another door into the Queen ' s dining-room , which , like the first ante-room , was covered with black cloth , beautifully fluted , ancl from thence into the Queen ' s gallery , ancl passing through one of the windows , descending a temporary wooden staircase , erected for the
purpose , obtained egress on the broad gravel-walk at the south-west end of Kensington Gardens . On the lawn , on the south side of Kensington Palace , a detachment of the Grenadier Guards was stationed as a guard of honour . Sir H . Dillon officiated as chief mourner . We understand that some of the inhabitants of Kensington were admitted the previous night , when
the rooms were lighted up , in order to try the effect of the light , and that the friends of those inhabiting the palace were admitted before nine o ' clock . It occupied nearly two hours to pass from the entrance of the avenue to the palace , through the state-rooms to the gravel-walk in the gardens . Crowds continued to arrive as the morning advanced , and it was the general opinion that the public would be admitted after four o ' clock , although that was the hour fixed for the conclusion of the ceremony .
The folloiving notice was affixed to the Mansion House : — " Wednesday , May 3 . " The Lord Mayor respectfully requests his fellow-citizens that they will cause their shops to be closed to-morrow , from the hours of eight o ' clock in the morning until one o ' clock , iu consequence of the melancholy funeral of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex . "
Another notice states , that the Mansion-house ancl Guildhall policecourts will be closed . Regulations for preventing Obstructions of the Thoroughfares , on the occasion of the Interment of his late Royal Hig hness the Duke of Sussex .
" No carriage of any description , or horseman , can be allowed to remain upon any part of the route from Kensington Palace to the cemetery at Kensal-green , along which the funeral procession is to pass , viz ., through High-street , Kensington , Church-street , and Church-lane , into the Uxbridge-road , along the Queen ' s-road into the Harrow-road , to the cemetery . " It will be necessary to keep all the roads leading to the cemetery free
from obstruction , and no carriages or horsemen can be allowed to remain upon any of these roads . " Carriages with company , having tickets of admission to the cemetery from the directors , or going to any house upon the lines of route , will be
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Lying In State.
pillars , round which only the public were admitted , ancl they were then passed through another door into the Queen ' s dining-room , which , like the first ante-room , was covered with black cloth , beautifully fluted , ancl from thence into the Queen ' s gallery , ancl passing through one of the windows , descending a temporary wooden staircase , erected for the
purpose , obtained egress on the broad gravel-walk at the south-west end of Kensington Gardens . On the lawn , on the south side of Kensington Palace , a detachment of the Grenadier Guards was stationed as a guard of honour . Sir H . Dillon officiated as chief mourner . We understand that some of the inhabitants of Kensington were admitted the previous night , when
the rooms were lighted up , in order to try the effect of the light , and that the friends of those inhabiting the palace were admitted before nine o ' clock . It occupied nearly two hours to pass from the entrance of the avenue to the palace , through the state-rooms to the gravel-walk in the gardens . Crowds continued to arrive as the morning advanced , and it was the general opinion that the public would be admitted after four o ' clock , although that was the hour fixed for the conclusion of the ceremony .
The folloiving notice was affixed to the Mansion House : — " Wednesday , May 3 . " The Lord Mayor respectfully requests his fellow-citizens that they will cause their shops to be closed to-morrow , from the hours of eight o ' clock in the morning until one o ' clock , iu consequence of the melancholy funeral of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex . "
Another notice states , that the Mansion-house ancl Guildhall policecourts will be closed . Regulations for preventing Obstructions of the Thoroughfares , on the occasion of the Interment of his late Royal Hig hness the Duke of Sussex .
" No carriage of any description , or horseman , can be allowed to remain upon any part of the route from Kensington Palace to the cemetery at Kensal-green , along which the funeral procession is to pass , viz ., through High-street , Kensington , Church-street , and Church-lane , into the Uxbridge-road , along the Queen ' s-road into the Harrow-road , to the cemetery . " It will be necessary to keep all the roads leading to the cemetery free
from obstruction , and no carriages or horsemen can be allowed to remain upon any of these roads . " Carriages with company , having tickets of admission to the cemetery from the directors , or going to any house upon the lines of route , will be