1882

1883

LOUISA, PRINCESS ROYAL,

William (succ. as German Emperor 1859

William Eitel

(died June, 1888), Jan. 25.

Princess Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein 1881

Adalbert Ferdinand

1884

Augustus William

1887

Oscar Gustay

1888

The insignia of royalty used at the Coronation of the Sovereign and other great state ceremonials will this year have special interest, owing to the Coronation of the new King.

There are many authorities to show what were the leading features for the order of the ceremonial in the past. They included the Anointing, the Vesting, the Crowning, and the Presentation of the Sceptres, which has been the model for English coronations since the time of Edward III. As given in the Liber Regalis, the order was as follows, and it will be noticed how remarkably the priestly character of the Sovereign is recognized.

THE GREAT ORB.

coronation, was a band of cloth of gold 3 in. wide, fringed with bullion, and roses, shamrocks, and thistles splendidly embroidered on it.

The Anointing.-This was done with a sacred unguent from the Ampulla, a vessel of gold shaped like an eagle. Then, after much ceremony and careful ablutions, came

Finally, the Imperial Mantle, which, in the late Queen's case, was 65 in. long and 28 in. across the shoulders, edged all round with 24-in. bullion fringe, and lined with rose-coloured silk. A gold clasp is fixed to the upper part, having in the centre an eagle in repoussé work, and at each side a spray of rose, shamrock, and thistle.

The Crowning. -The Vesting being complete, the Sovereign was endued with the actual emblems of royalty, viz., the Crown, Ring, Orb, and Sceptres. The crown used in the coronation of Queen Victoria weighs 39 oz. 5 dwt., and consists of a circlet of open-work in silver on crimson velvet, bearing in front the great sapphire from the crown of

The Vesting.-First, the Colobium Sindonis, a sleeveless garment of finest linen, edged and flounced with lace; next, the Dalmatic, or Tunicle, a long jacket of cloth of gold, with wide pointed sleeves, with a pattern of palm leaves, roses, shamrocks, and thistles beautifully embroidered on it, the edges being trimmed with gold lace; then the Shoes, Buskins, and Spurs, and the

Charles II., and on either side groups of jewels, with, alternately, sapphires and emeralds in their centres, enclosed in ornamental borders thickly set with diamonds.

Above and below are bands of large pearls, 129 in the lower, 112 in the upper. On the upper part are shallow festoons of diamonds, with emeralds at the points and a large pearl above each. The crosses-patée- -are thickly set with brilliants and emeralds, and in the front is a magnificent ruby measuring about 2 in. in length, valued at £110,000, formerly belonging to Don Pedro, King of Castile, and

Sword of State, a two-handed weapon, the cross upon which is formed by an arrangement of the lion and unicorn with a double rose between them; next, the Stole, which, in Queen Victoria's

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given by him to Edward the Black Prince in the year 1367.

The Sceptres were of two kinds, one to be held in the right hand, the other in the left hand. The former-the Royal Sceptre -is of gold, thickly jewelled with diamonds and coloured gems, with sprays of beautiful coloured enamel. On the top is the great amethyst orb, surmounted by a richly-jewelled cross. The second Sceptre is also of gold, and jewelled, but is not nearly so rich as the other; it is surmounted by a cross, on which is a white enamelled dove. The Orb is placed in the Sovereign's right hand on being crowned, and afterwards carried in the left hand; its use was adopted by the early

Christians, who borrowed it from the Roman emperors.

St. Edward's Chair is used for the Coronation ceremony; in it all English sovereigns have been crowned at Westminster since Edward I. (except Mary I.).

The English Regalia are now under the care of a Keeper in the Tower of London; they include a number of items not mentioned in this short article. but all of great historical interest. The Regalia of Scotland are deposited in the crown room at Edinburgh Castle.

(We are largely indebted in the above article to the excellent work on "The English Regalia" published by Messrs. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd.)

The Queen's Household. The following are the names of the ladies holding chief appointments in Queen Alexandra's household :

Mistress of the Robes.-Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry.

Ladies of the Bedchamber.-Countesses of Antrim, Gosford, Lytton, C.I., and Lady Suffield. Extra Ladies. - Countess of Macclesfield, Dowager Countess of Morton.

Women of the Bedchamber. - Hon. Mrs. Charles Hardinge, Lady Emily Kingscote, Miss Charlotte Knollys, Lady Alice Stanley.

Maids of Honour.-Miss Mary Dyke, Hon. Sylvia Edwardes, Hon. Dorothy Vivian, Hon. Violet Vivian.

Lord Chamberlain,-Lord Colville of Culross K.T., G.C.V.O.

Vice-Chamberlain.-Earl of Gosford, K.P.
Treasurer.-Earl de Grey.

Private Sec.-Hon. Sidney Greville, C. B., C.V.O. Equerry-Col. John F. Brocklehurst, C.B., M.V.O.

The Duke of Cornwall and York's. Comptroller and Treasurer.-Maj.-Gen. Sir Francis W. de Winton, G.C.M.G., C.B., R.A. Private Sec.-Lt.-Col. Sir Arthur J. Bigge, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., C.M.G.

Equerries.-Lt. Sir Charles Leopold Cust, Bt., R.N., Maj. Hon. Derek W. G. Keppel. Hon. Chaplain.-Rev. Canon J. Neale Dalton, Surgeon in Ord. - Sir Frederick Treves, K.C.V.O., C.B., F.R.C.S.

C.M.G.

Physician in Ord.-Robert W. Burnet, M.D. The Duchess of Cornwall and York's. Ladies in Waiting.-Lady Eva Dugdale, Lady Mary Lygon, Lady Katherine Grey Coke (extra).

Physician Accoucheur.-Sir John Williams, Bart., M.D.

Duke of Connaught's. Compt. and Equerry, Col. A. M. Egerton, C.B. Equerry, Major Malcolm McNeill. Extra,

Sir M. Fitzgerald, Bt., Maj.-Gen. R. Lane, C.B., Col. A. W. Becher, Col. C. Larking. Duchess of Connaught's.

Lady-in-Waiting, Hon. Mrs. Egerton. Hon. Ladies-in-Waiting, Lady Elphinstone, Viscountess Downe, Lady Adela Larking.

Duchess of Albany's.

Comptroller, Sir R. H. Collins, K.C.B.
Ladies-in-Waiting, Hon. Mrs. R. Moreton,
Lady Collins, and Miss E. Heron Maxwell.

Princess Christian's.

Ladies-in-Waiting, Miss Emily Loch, Mrs. W. H. Dick-Cunyngham. Extra, Lady Agneta Montagu, Lady Edward Cavendish, Lady Susan L. Melville, Mrs. G. Grant Gordon, and Baroness Von und zu Egloffstein.

Princess Louise's (Duchess of Argyll). Equerry, Lt.-Col. A. Collins Collins, C.B., M.V.O.

Hon. Lady-in-Waiting, Lady S. Macnamara. Princess Beatrice's (Princess Henry of Battenberg).

Comptroller and Treasurer, Col. Lord William Cecil, M.V.O.

Equerry, Major Hon. Francis L. L. Colborne. Ladies-in-Waiting, Miss Anne A. M. Cochrane, Miss Elizabeth Bulteel. Extra Lady-inWaiting, Hon. Lady Biddulph.