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THE EVENING STAR
Washington, D. C.
TUESDAY. JUNE *. 19A»
Queen Is Crowned;
All Britain Hails
7th Woman Ruler
(Continued From First Page.)
doubted queen.” A cloudburst
drenched the Jam-packed cap
ital at the moment of crowning.
It rained steadily for 90 minutes
before the consecration service
ended. More than 1.300 per
sons were counted casualties in
the crush of crowds, with 25 hyrt
seriously enough to go to hospi
tals.
Prince Sucks Thumb.
Prince Charles was brought to
the Abbey just before the Arch
bishop of Canterbury placed the
Jewel-encrusted Crown of St. Ed
ward upon the head of Britain’s
seventh queen, symbolically con
secrating her to God and to the
service of more than a half bil
lion people in a quarter of the
earth.
Charles acted like any child
of 4. Sucking his. thumb, he
gazed with awe upon the spec
tacle centering about his blue
eyed young mother. So he could
see better, his softly weeping
grandmother. Queen Mother
Elizabeth, lifted him so his
chubby hands could grasp the
ledge* of the royal gallery.
The boy destined to be king
saw the crown placed on his
mother’s head «t 12:33 p.m.
(7:33 a.m. EDT). Eight minutes
later he saw her solmenly mount
the gilded throne before the
altar, and he was startled by the
swelling roar of "God'Save the
Queen.” echoing through the
ancient abbey in the united voice
of 7,500 assembled dignitaries.
Queen Slightly Nervous.
Elizabeth II Regina sat in sol
emn splendor, the scepters of au
thority in her hands, her head
bowed beneath the weight of the
five-pound crown, while outside
trumpets, bells and guns carried
the tidings.
At the end of the ceremony
She gave up St. Edward's crown
and took on the lighter imperial
crown for the procession.
The young Queen went through
the stately ceremony with great
poise and only the faintest out
ward trace of nervousness. But
when it was over, she looked emo
tionally fatigued—almost as if
she might burst into tears after
the tiring ordeal. She had only
a brief rest before the after
noon's procession.
Queen Mother Elizabeth must
have recalled today the crowning
of her husband, for she wept
softly through part of the cere
mony. Nearby, the ordinarily
vivacious Princess Margaret, 22-
year-old sister of the Queen, was
pensive as she watched the crown
being placed on the head of the
girl she has always sonly called
Lilibet.
The ritual was a historic out
pouring of the richness of tra
dition which has made England
great in the past and sustained
her in her modern trials. Eliz
abeth was a picture of queenli
ness. Just once, she shook her
head, as if to test the fit of the
crown. It rested snugly, secure,
as if made for her.
74 Nations Represented.
Only momentarily, fleetingly,
a shy smile flitted across her
serious young face. But the sol
emnity of the occasion was awe
inspiring. Watching her every
move were the representatives
of 74 nations, the members of
30 other royal families.
Gen. George C. Marshall head
ed the official United States del
egation, and the Soviet Union
was represented by Ambassador
Jacob Malik.
The actual act of crowning,
presided over by the archbishop.
Dr. Geoffrey Fisher, came at the
end of an hour-long ceremony
in the abbey.
The route from Buckingham
to the abbey was little more
than a mile. The smiling sov
ereign, lovely in the crimson
velvet robe of state that covered
her elaborately embroidered
gown, nodded and raised her
hand continually to the wildly
enthusiastic spectators as the
great coach rumbled down the
mall at a walking pace of three
miles an hour.
The Queen showed only slight
signs of nervousness. She smiled
and spoke to her husband as
tremendous deafening shouts
vent up. The eight matched
Windsor grays pulling the coach
majestically toward the abbey
seemed unmoved by the clamor
around them.
Parked Throngs Roar.
A steady roar from the packed
throngs followed the gilded coach
through Trafalgar Square, dowm
Northumberland avenue and over
the Victoria embankment to the
Houses of Parliament and the
abbey. A great cheer went up
as the Duke of Edinburgh handed
his wife from the coach and they
entered the abbey annex.
Within a few minutes the
Queen’s procession began wind
ing through the long nave of the
abbey.
The prime ministers of the
Commonwealth then filed in with
Sir Winston Churchill, his. head
aolemenly bowed, first in line.
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CHURCHILL IN FULL REGALlA—Britain’s Prime Minister
Winston Churchill wears the uniform of the Warden of the
Cinque Ports as he leaves Buckingham Palace to attend the
coronation. —AP Wirephoto via radio from London.
The Duke of Edinburgh moved I
to his chair.
Then came the Queen. She!
walked slowly and solemnly down
the long nave, her head slightly :
bowed as if in prayer. Her hands
were clasped before her. As she
emerged into the choir, the young
voices of the Westminster School
scholars rang out a heralding cry
in Latin—“Vivat Regina Eliza
beths (long live Queen Eliza.-
beth).”
Queen Kneels in Prayer.
Preceding the young monarch
was the Archbishop of Canter- j
bury in a robe of cream and gold
with leaf-green embellishments.
The Queen walked to the chair
of estate and knelt in prayer.
The Archbishop began the
service of recognition, introduc
ing Elizabeth as the "undoubted
Queen.” She took her oath,
swearing to it upon the Bible.
The Archbishop anointed her
with holy oil "as kings, priests
and prophets were anointed.”
The Queen received her regalia
—the sceptors, the orb, her ring,
various swords and the imperial
robe.
Then came the crowning and
the enthronement, followed by
a sfervice of homage. The Arch
bishop and the Queen’s husband
led the homage, with the Duke
of Edinburgh swearing his fealty
to his wife as Queen. He kissed
her lightly on the cheek.
The young monarch wore be
neath her various royal robes a
white satin gown, embroidered in
pearls, crystals and diamonds
with the symbols of 11 common
wealth nations. Designed by
Norman Hartnell, the gown had
a molded bodice cut square over
the shoulders but curving to a
slightly heart-shaped center over
the bosom. The sleeves were
halfway to the elbow and the
skirt was full and flaring.
The Queen’s accessories in
cluded long gloves and a diamond
necklace.
Queen Mother Elizabeth’s gown
also was of white satin. It was
embroidered all over with a de
sign of delicate, trailing ostrich
feathers, decorated with gold,
silver and tiny diamond-like
jewels. Princess Margaret wore
a white satin gown with a fitted
bodice, square neckline and very
full skirt. It was richly embroid
ered in English medallion de
sign.
Television cameras were called
into use for the first time for
the Abbey ceremony. Television
was used in 1937 at the corona
tion of King George VI, but only
for the procession.
Biggest Radio and TV Audience.
The pageantry was relayed to
one of the biggest radio and tele
vision audiences in history. The
British Broadcasting Corp. broad
cast accounts by radio to 59
countries, including some behind,
the Iron Curtain.
In addition, BBC said its tele
vision was available to over 30
million Britons—more than half
the nation's total population. In
France, Germany and the Neth
erlands, thousands more wit
nessed the pomp and circum
stance over an international TV
hookup.
Besides Gen. Marshall, the of
ficial United' States delegation
included Gov. Earl Warren of
California. Gen. Omar Bradley
and Mrs. Fleur Cowles, New York
author. United States Ambassa
dor Winthrop Aldrich and his
wife also were in the abbey.
The guests also included 30
representatives of royal families
I from countries other than Brit
! am. No sovereign kings or queens
j were present, however, since it
is against tradition for an inde
pendent monarch to attend the
crowning of another.
! The Queen is the seventh
woman monareh of England. She
succeeded to the throne when
George VI died February 6, 1952.
She was placed in line for the
crown when her uncle, Edward
VIII, now Duke of Windsor, ab
dicated December 10, 1936, to
marry the American divorcee,
Wallis Warfield Simpson.
Pennsylvania Crash
Kills District Man
A Washington man was killed
yesterday in an accident on the
Lincoln Highway, nine miles east
of Gettysburg, Pa.
Harry O. Wigle, 29. of 733
Yuma street S.E., was a passen
ger in a car which skidded on a
curve, crossed the road and
rammed a utility pole. He suf
fered a fractured skull and died
shortly after being taken to the
Warner Hospital in Gettysburg.
The driver of the car, Duane
M. Hall. 19, of Gettysburg, also
was injured.
Five streetcar passengers were
slightly injured yesterday when a
streetcar collided with a tractor
trailer truck at East Capitol and
Third streets. The north bound
truck, driven by Robert D. Cogs
well, of Elmira, N.Y., ended up
on its side on the Northwest cor
ner and the streetcar was de
railed.
! The driver of the streetcar,
j Mrs. Bernice McMurtrey, 31, of
12 Seventeenth street N.W., was
treated for knee injuries.
Treated at Casualty Hospital
for minor injuries were Mine
Kohler, 55. 1016 Independence
avenue S.E.; Willie Jones,
52. colored, 145 Adams street
N. William J. Aiken, 35.
colored, 322 Eleventh street N.E.;
j Dinh Ngoen, 40 1818 Riggs place
N.W., and James B. Leonard, 41,
colored, 34 Sixteenth street SB.
A Corporation Counsel’s hear
ing has been set for today.
Mother of Duke
Attends Rites in
Religious Garb
Special Dispatch to The Star and
Chicago Daily Nows
LONDON, June 2.—The gray
nun’s habit of Princess Alice,
mother of the Duke of Edin
burgh, was in sharp contrast to
the glamorous costumes in the
royal box in Westminister Abbey
today.
The Greek princess sat behind
Queen Mother Elizabeth and at
one point leaned over to help her
fold her train.
Princess Alice retired to a con
vent in July, 1948; on Tenos
Island in the Aegean Sea to dedi
cate herself to the life of a nun
in an order of the Greek Ortho
dox Church. She is 67 years old.
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Coronation Oddities
People Behave Like People,
But More So, at Coronation
By tha Associated Press
LONDON, June 2.—Coronation
oddities:
Eight Tudor-garbed yeomen
who guarded the priceles crown
jewels in Westminster Abbey
throughout the night were oddly
armed. They carried—as always
—their ancient pikes. For added
safety they wore revolvers
strapped round the waist of their
gold and crimson tunics.
Mrs. Maggie Port, 77-year-old
charwoman, is here with a dou
ble mission. She aims to see the
Queen today. Then she starts
searching Britain for her daugh
Windsor, Once King,
Watches Coronation
On Paris TV Set
By the Auocieted Pro**
PARIS, June 2.—For the sec
ond time in his life, the Duke of
Windsor was on the sidelines to
day at the coronation of a sov
reign of the British realm, a
crown he gave up for the woman
he loves.
The duke and his wife, the
former Wallis Warfield Simpson
of Baltimore, watched the coro
nation of Queeh Elizabeth II on
television in the home of a close
American friend. Mrs. Margaret
Thompson Biddle of Paris and
New York.
106 Guests Present.
About 100 guests were present
in the Biddle home, in the center
of Paris, to watch a televised
version of the proceedings in
London.
The Duke and Duchess had
front row seats in a large salon
before the screen. They arrived
at 11 a m. and talked animatedly
until the ceremony in London
began to reach its climax, then
fell silent.
Queen Elizabeth was 9 years
old when the Duke gave up his
throne to George VI on Pecem
ber 11, 1936. He had been King
of England for about 11 months,
from January 20. 1936 George
VI was crowned King in 1937.
Is Converting Mill.
| The Duke, who is converting
; an old mill outside Paris into a
country home, wore a dark suit
j to Mrs. Biddle’s party, and the
I Duchess a dark, short dress, with
I a tiny white hat on the back of
her head.
A buffet lunch of ham, chick
en, lobster and other delicacies
was planned for the guests, who
included many of Paris’ top so
ciety figures. United States Am
bassador Douglas Dillon was ex
pected to show up in the after
noon.
There were two television sets
; available for the guests who con
| verged into two rooms.
Illinois Midshipman
Named Honor Man
ty the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, June 2.—Car
lisle A H. Trost, commander of
the brigade of midshipmen, to
day was named honor man of
the 1953 Naval Academy grad
uating class.
Midshipman Trost, 23-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
H. Trost of Columbia, HI., fin
ished his four years at Annap
olis with a scholastic average
of 93.15 of a possible 100.
That placed him at the top
of the class of 924 midshipmen
who will enter the Fleet, Air
Force and Marine Corps this
Friday.
Midshipman Trost was one of
the few brigade commanders to
attain such academic distinction.
As the middie “six-striper," he
was a captain and commanded
the brigade of 3,500.
In addition, he is vice presi
dent of the graduating class.
After a 30-day leave, Trost will
report to the destroyer escort
Robert Owens, operating out of
Norfolk, Va., in the Atlantic
Fleet.
Midshipman Trost ’s classroom
achievements entitle him to
eight awards and a letter of
commendation from the superin
tendent, more than any other
midshispman. He will receive
them at a special presentation
parade tomorrow.
ter, whom she has not seen in
20 years.
Sir Francis Drake, famed
Elizabethan adventurer, has a
coronation look. A slap-and-run
artist painted his Plymouth
statue red, white and blue.
Barbara Bond, 23, brought a
bottle of champagne 3,000 miles
from her Baltimore home to
toast the coronation. She waved
it proudly as she left the liner
Queen Mary at Southampton.
It slipped from her hand and
shattered on the quay.
Tito is here —not the Yugoslav
Communist President, but a 68-
year-old African King. He reigns
over part of Uganda, a British
protectorate.
One peeress not at the corona
tion—Lady Howard of Penrith.
She gave birth to a son today.
Seen on the subway: A full
general in ceremonial dress,
straphanging.
Star turn of the pre-procession
wait: Forty under-14 school girls
who marched down the royal
route. They were taped together
chain-gang style to make sure
none would get lost.
The first casualty of the day
in Westminster Abbey was a
London girl reporter who stum
bled on the stairs and sprained
her ankle.
The BBC interviewed crowd
members and asked their choice
of phonograph records.
"Singing in the Rain” was al
most the unanimous choice.
Cockney Actress Sally Gray
startled Mayfair bluebloods to
day by announcing she’s really
the third Lady Oranmore and
Browne and would be at West
minster Abbey complete with
coronet.
Miss Gray, 35. was cited in the
1950 divorce suit brought by the
second Lady Oranmore and
Browne. By her secret marriage
to the Eton-educated lord she
becomes mistress of an ancient
castle and a 6,000-acre estate in
Ireland. She shares, too, in his
family motto “Boldly and
Faithfully.”
A woman climbed Canada gate
at St. James Park and perched
herself in true Everest fashion
atop the iron-wrought gates.
A policeman followed her up
the 20-foot peak and then, to
the entertainment of thousands,
he chased her round and round
the narrow ledge.
“Leave her alone," the crowd
roared and then gave the po
liceman a tremendous cheer as
he gave up the chase. The girl
with the view gave a running
commentary in Cockney to the
assembled ones without vantage
i points.
The Family Hour-Tonight at 8 P.M.
Handmacher and Jelleff's sponsor
Long Live The Queen
with John Daly, Brian Aherne, Maggi McNellis
followed by
OFFICIAL BBC FILMS OF
THE CORONATION
, flown from London by jet plane
\ ,
to be shown on ABC network, WMAL Channel 7
Tuesday, June 2nd, 8 P.M.
Complete show lasts two hours.
Enjoy the coronation scenes this evening, I elicit s
courtesy of
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Coronation Blankets
Radio and Television
In American Homes
The coronation of Queen Eliza
beth II blanketed the radio and
television networks today.
At almost any hour of the day
broadcasts were available to mil
lions in the United States who
followed the ceremony in London
and many events elsewhere
scheduled in connection with the
coronation.
Televiewers kept a watch on
the race between the National
Broadcasting Co. and the Colum
bia Broadcasting System to show
the first coronation films flown
from London in jet planes.
Both networks announced that
the films would be telecast at
the first possible moment. While
both were shooting for mid-af
ternoon presentation, it was in
dicated that even this . goal
might be bettered.
Film Report on ABC.
The American Broadcasting
Co. will concentrate its corona
tion coverage on the full film re
port of the British Broadcast
ing Corp., which is being flown
to Canada. This program will
be carried by Station WMAL-TV
from 8 until 10:30 p.m.
The DuMont network sched
uled no special coronation cov
erage but will treat the subject
in its regular newscasts.
Live radio broadcasts direct
from London were heard clearly
in Washington this morning as
the coronation ceremonies were
held Television stations WRC
and WTOP, the NBC and CBS
outlets here, were on the air by
5:30 a.m with description and
showings of still pictures.
Later, still pictures of the cor
onation were shown on TV
screens, immediately after trans
mittal by special radio equip
ment.
Tentative Schedule.
This is the coronation broad
cast schedule as tentatively an
nounced:
Television.
4-4:30 p.m. WTOP Cor
onation "preview”; commentary
from New York and pickups
from British Embassy garden
party.
6-7 p.m. (tentative)—WNßW
—First films from London.
6-7:30 p.m. (tentative)
WTOP—First films from Lon
don.
8-10:30 p.m. WMAL—FuII
coronation report on BBC films.
10:30-midnight (tentative)—
WNBW Coronation film and
commentary.
11-midnight (tentative)
WTOP—Coronation film and
commentary.
Radio.
4 p.m. WASH Talk by
Queen.
4:15-S:IS—WTOP Portions
of Queen’s talk and commentary.
8-11 p.m.—WMAL—Recorded
Queen Begins Coronation Day
With Cup of Tea and Prayer
ly the AiMxiated Prate
LONDON, June 2. Queen
Elizabeth II began her Corona
tion Day with a cup of tea and
a prayer.
The young monarch awoke
early, about 7:30 a. m. Her maid
delivered the usual tray of tea
and placed it on the bedside ta
ble.
There was something differ
ent this morning, however, for
on the tray was a posy of fresh
flowers with a little note read
ing: “With every possible good
wish today and always.* From
Mac and Smith.”
The signers were her personal
highlights of procession and
ceremonies.
8:30 p.m.—WCFM—Recording
of Queen Elizabeth’s address.
9:05 p.m. WASH Cor
onation highlights.
10:15-11 p.m. WTOP—Cor
onation highlights.
11 p.m.-midnight WRC
Coronation "highlights.
AS WE HAVE BEEN
SAYING RIGHT ALONG:
“Don’t mait until tomor
rotv morning to find out
ivhat happened in the
ivorld today”
IN THIS ISSUE OF
The Evening Star
COMPLETE REPORTS OF
The
Coronation
maid, Mary MacDonald, and her
undermaid. Helen Smith.
On arising, the Queen knelt
alone in her bedroom and prayed.
She breakfasted in her private
apartments overlooking Buck
ingham Palace gardens.
The Duke of Edinburgh was up
early too. He and the Queen,
proud parents, visited the nur
sery. Nurses Helen Lightbody
and Mabel Anderson were try
ing frantically to quiet their
two excited royal charges—Prince
Charles and Princess Anne. -
The 4-year-old Prince sensed
it was a big day ahead
for him. He was to see part of
the coronation ceremony in West
minister Abbey.
50 Cases of Quints
BOSTON—Twins are produced
once in about every 88 human
births. Triplets occur once in
about 7,600 cases and quadru
plets once in 670,000. Only about
50 cases of quintuplets have been
1 recorded.