| Show BODY TO LIE IN STATE 4 london th the tomb of edward VIL VII will be beneata beneath the albert Mema memorial ilal chapel at windsor where the body ol of his eldest son the duke of clarence has a sepulchre the obsequies ably will be held may 20 before the funeral it has practically been decided the body of the king will vill lie in state in westminster abbey before being taken to westminster the body will lie in state in the throne room at buckingham palace king edwards casket will be fash toned out of oak grown in the royal forest at windsor it will first be ba lowered to the vault beneath the chapel floor of st bt james chapel wind sor castle afterwards when the permanent tomb has beai prepared it will ie be removed to albert chapel queen alexandra and king george conferred with various officers of tho tha state and household concerning the tha funeral arrangements sunday after holding service in the royal chapel at buckingham palace which the late king always attended when in residence there the date of the burial was tentatively fixed for may 20 although it may be may 18 the date on which theodore roosevelt Is scheduled dul ed to deliver the romanes lecture at oxford university the members of the royal family it la Is believed would prefer there be no lying in state but it was represented to them that tho the wishes of the people wore so strongly for this that wey were willing to waive their personal inclima in clina eions |
