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The Funeral.
THE FUNERAL .
LONG before the hour announced for the procession to start , all the avenues leading to Kensington Palace were thronged with spectators ; but such was the spirit of decorum that prevailed among the multitude , that nothing occurred to mar , in the slightest degree , the solemnity of the scene . They willingly acquiesced iu the admirable arrangements made by the police for the benefit of all , and so far from there being
tumult or disorder , scarcely even the inconvenience of a crowd was experienced . The various members of the royal family , ancl others attending the ceremony as mourners , assembled at Kensington Palace shortly after seven o ' clock . The Lord Chamberlain , the Garter King of Arms , and the other
officials , were in attendance at an earl y hour . Soon after seven o ' clock the Duke of Cambridge , chief mourner , alighted from his carriage ; he wore a large mourning cloak , with the star and collar of the Order of the Garter . His Royal Highness was accompanied by Colonel Keate and Baron Knesebeck . The Duke of Wellington , Lord J . Russell , Lord Palmerston , Lord
Howick , Lord Morpeth , ancl other noblemen and gentlemen who were personal friends of the illustrious deceased came early . At ten minutes before eight , two troops of the Royal Horse Guards arrived , under the command of Captain Pitt ; the band of the regiment accompanied them , with the kettle-drums muffled with crape . They drew up in line in front of the entrance .
About eight o ' clock the procession began to move , amidst the solemn tolling of the bells of the neighbouring churches , and the " Dead March , " played by the military band . The following is the programme : —
A Detachment of Cavalry and a Military Band . A Mourning Coach , drawn by Four Horses , in which were the Pages of his late Royal Highness . A Mourning Coach , drawn by Four Horses , in which were the Pages of his late Royal Highness . A Mourning Coach , drawn by Six Horses , in which were the Medical
Attendants of his late Royal Highness . A Mourning Coach , drawn by Six Horses , in which were the Medical Attendants , & c , of his late Royal Highness . A Mourning Coach , drawn by Six Horses , iu which were the Vicar and Curate of the Parish of Kensington .
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The Funeral.
THE FUNERAL .
LONG before the hour announced for the procession to start , all the avenues leading to Kensington Palace were thronged with spectators ; but such was the spirit of decorum that prevailed among the multitude , that nothing occurred to mar , in the slightest degree , the solemnity of the scene . They willingly acquiesced iu the admirable arrangements made by the police for the benefit of all , and so far from there being
tumult or disorder , scarcely even the inconvenience of a crowd was experienced . The various members of the royal family , ancl others attending the ceremony as mourners , assembled at Kensington Palace shortly after seven o ' clock . The Lord Chamberlain , the Garter King of Arms , and the other
officials , were in attendance at an earl y hour . Soon after seven o ' clock the Duke of Cambridge , chief mourner , alighted from his carriage ; he wore a large mourning cloak , with the star and collar of the Order of the Garter . His Royal Highness was accompanied by Colonel Keate and Baron Knesebeck . The Duke of Wellington , Lord J . Russell , Lord Palmerston , Lord
Howick , Lord Morpeth , ancl other noblemen and gentlemen who were personal friends of the illustrious deceased came early . At ten minutes before eight , two troops of the Royal Horse Guards arrived , under the command of Captain Pitt ; the band of the regiment accompanied them , with the kettle-drums muffled with crape . They drew up in line in front of the entrance .
About eight o ' clock the procession began to move , amidst the solemn tolling of the bells of the neighbouring churches , and the " Dead March , " played by the military band . The following is the programme : —
A Detachment of Cavalry and a Military Band . A Mourning Coach , drawn by Four Horses , in which were the Pages of his late Royal Highness . A Mourning Coach , drawn by Four Horses , in which were the Pages of his late Royal Highness . A Mourning Coach , drawn by Six Horses , in which were the Medical
Attendants of his late Royal Highness . A Mourning Coach , drawn by Six Horses , in which were the Medical Attendants , & c , of his late Royal Highness . A Mourning Coach , drawn by Six Horses , iu which were the Vicar and Curate of the Parish of Kensington .