Show coronations CORO NATIONS OF OLD DAYS quaint ceremonials that formerly were observed at the banquet in westminster hall westminster hall saw some plo pie tur esque pageants at old time corona eions among these according to a writer in the queen was a coronation banquet at which were observed some quaint ceremonials the first conrao was brought into tho the hall with much courtly splendor at tho the crowning of gecorve IV lord anglessey Angles soy as lord loid high steward oward Bt rode in III tho the center wearing ills his robes and coronet and with a plume of white feathers on hla his borses licad the duke of wellington us its lord high constable rode on his right on a white charger most caparisoned caparison ed and on oil the left rode lord howard of effingham at as deputy earl marshal of Un E gland these three with many other attendants tend ants escorted the gentlemen pensioners sio olo ners who bore tho the hot diaries for tile the kings own eating at this banquet cups of wine were offered by the lord mayor of london and by the mayor of oxford the alie lord of tho the manor of lyston presented a plate of wafers and another lord of a manor gave three cups of maple unto his bla sovereign these cups of maple were presented rind and accepted by king edward at his coronation in III 1902 westminster hall Is no longer used on tle the occasion of this solemn service |