Show I When a New King tS fB Oy By CHARLE CHARLES N LUI ee OSS the tb death of ot a king kins k of England E moan mean th the Imm imme immediate diate Bec loll ion of ot a full tull fledged ruler or I Is tb the new sovereign not JIM invested with hi lib full tull dignity until he h Is fa I crowned king In Westminster abbey Is I a question n which h was wag asked frequently by Americans American when whan Queen Victoria died dl and anil war wan revived when King KI George V Vane cams came recently to hi life throne In answer It may be ea said Mid briefly ny that the kung kins of England never dine dl dl M that the death dalh of one of the crown t thi hi ills heir hair Immediately with all the dig honor hono and privileges privilege together with the duties dalle that have h accumulated a for the tI holder of the title till In right eight een cn juries turl and anI more mont The passing pening of a aking akin aking king kin In Is I known legally a as the th demise deml of ot the th crown that U le s the th crown rown liaises Ia It but IU its wearer weaker never neer pester passer I away Thus Thua Th when Kin King Edward breathed hl hI his lat lut In tie the presence p ce of III bla family among amon whom was we of ot Gun court hi only surviving son eon the Prince of Wales Wale Val England at that mo moment moment ment came cam Into possession of a new n w king kine No formal torm notification was we necessary ry but hut It may maT be assumed that the tb new nw monarch monarchs subjects present at atKins t I King Kins Edwards d death ath paid homage homa Immediate If It sorrowful to King George 0 V VA VA VA A really rally Important feature of ot the th ace ac accession c con I cession on of a new king and one on that overshadows the coronation In It bear bearIng bearIng r Ing on the th affairs affair of if the tha tb great British empire hut but not In fn tular Im j n I is the th taking of ot the th oath of allegiance by hy the th privy council and the addies nf or the th new nw king k to tn the tb council In It he promises prom I t to govern goern the th empire In accordance ordan with n requirements and nd limitation That does doe tint not make mak him king It I 1 b his hla right richt of f birth that gives give II him the th title UtI but It Il flee n hi place In the th scheme ah ahot of ot government nt of r the th British Islands Inlands and the colonies The Tha Oath of ef Allegiance The count linn Ilor oath nath of ot allegiance I 1 Ia Ia a curious and Interesting survive survival of or ancient phraseology In tn It they th with one voice voir and the th convent consent of or tongue longue and heart hart publish and proclaim that the tho high and mighty Prince e George forge In I Inow Inow now by the th death drath of ot our late sovereign of happy memory become our only lawful and rightful liege lord George GeorgeV V by hv the th grec arll of f Ond king of the th United Kingdom of ot Great rest and Ireland defender r of or th the faith and em emperor emperor m of India to 10 whom we do ace ac acknowledge a knowledge all faith and constant obe obedience with all II hearty and 11 humble af ar affection n beseeching God flog On hv by nv whom king and queen do 0 reign to hiss hl the th royal prince George 00 V with long and happy year Y ara to tn reign oer n Aver us u After the th the th new n king addressed the council N an end n 1 promised to tn r reign a as constitutional n Then Th the th kin k ironed luned 11 1 a Proclamation requiring all II m tn to proceed rord with their regular duties The rh of ot London Landon also I snore aw r allegiance at the th meeting m lIn nf of f the th Another rry ry Interesting If not n t very verv v Important ceremonial that follow follows Immediately upon the th death of If a British sovereign I the th i 1 throughout the tit kingdom of ot hi lit successor u fOOl sor Prom Irom the th tep tepa of ot the Royal Exchange Ex Exchange change In London the th crowd was v om officially informed Informal of a fact ft that they thy nl RI re reedy ay knew through newspapers 11 and mouth nl to mouth report their J king wa was dead de and another reigned In hi his place Mace After the th meeting of the th i privy count councilor oun ll with the th Ing 1 nl other I formal prO ne of or the th sort ort were w made by hy heraM hereld and an th the r with the th usual a ntH of or fan tan tantar fanfares fares faree tar of trumpets In the th q I i drin e of r m pala palace arl nn Rn I n reo t In tn rose Temple rm liar Har Ha r and nd Cheapside Similar seen scene n were wre w en enacted eni n nI i acted I throughout Ort Great reat Britain and nd Ireland troland The rh wording wor of f tho nf or the tb new tw king In London I was a is a fol follow f I low Iowa Whereas It ho ha has pleased I Almighty ht God to tn rail call to tn bis hie mercy mry our nul late sov sovereign lord King Kin Edward of or Messed 11 cad awl glorious memory by hy whoso whose who d rte the lie I Imperial rn crown wn of nf the th Unit Kingdom of 01 Great Or at and an Ir ta is solely eI sued and M rightfully rome come comeail om M ail the tAMI high bleh and ADd mtv mighty prince George we therefore t tore the th lords lord r spiritual and sad temporal IM PONI of this realm Im I li I being hew here assembled a with these the of ot j his hl late kite majesty privy council with I r of other principal gentlemen I at f with the th lord mayor myor nider I melt len 1 and nd of ot London do now hereby with one on voice vo and nd of t I tongue and heart hart publish sod and pro a that the tit high and mighty prince rk k Is I now b h by the th death ath I w ef ot our owr l late let te sovereign of nt happy hap mem mm memory ory Or become m our nur only end right rightful I ful tul liege lIe lord George nII V t t h by the th grace af of God king of nf the Ih United Moiled Putt Kingdom ef ot Great Ort Britain and Ireland defender of ot tb tM faith emperor of nf India to tog g whom we do acknowledge knowl all faith and andI 4 I constant obedience with all hearty and humble affection beseeching bebing Godby God Godby by whom wll m kings kins and queens quesne do 40 reign to bless bl the th royal prince George V b Ir c rr o dP r 1 I r A 4 I i l J m s II 1 IV t r a 1 QUEEN seM L I GEORGE V t B PART OF ROYAL REGALIA I I M E as ear OF WALLS INGS XING i 4 WS r I j F I R u 11 ft j i I I I I c s 0 4 r t tap ere e l ARCH I P s sE r E s norm DUKE MARQUIS r at tC i 4 y t j jJ J ARL 1 VISCOUNT J BARON tko CORONATION CHAIR 5 I IteE I e I I teE I If 11 I t l JS OF top f rr f e with long Ion and happy years year y to reign over us U It will be seen n that the proclamation resembles closely eI that of the th privy councilors councilor The Purpose of ef the 1 If It the th i coronation of ot a new king Is Ie I Inot not a it necessary concomitant of his hie h to the throne and he h Is Ii I de d fi facto tn and an de jure Jun king kin month months before th Ih the ceremonial In Westminster nice y of r what use uee Is I I the tb coronation 1 i r I 1 Is simple It serves serve v as a al a af r f ring point for the th expressions of oft t ratty kaily i ty from all ail part parta of the empire To T nen co the th new monarch crowned tint libations ili from the tb farthest comer corn rs of nt f the th earth wherever the th flag of nr Britain flies files nl Princes PrInce whose whoa domains do domain mains main formerly Independent are now tributary to Great neat Britain send end representatives to tn attest to their loyalty to the Ih great king kin or nr go themselves at attended attended tended by all the th state tat they can muster matr nations nation send nd men mea of ot the high highest est cut t rank to show how their friendliness for tor Great first Britain The Tho great men of ot the tM empire and those tho with titles Uti assent MR In W ter abbey to swear wear fealty teal to lo their new nw sovereign lord and ad adkin king kin Nowhere else els 1 In tn all the world save ese perhaps at the crowning of ot an emperor of Russia may so es Imposing and splendid did dl a scene lIe be M witnessed as u that In Westminster abbey when the th arch archbishop archbishop bishop of ot Canterbury actual heat head of the th Church of or England of which the king kin Is Iu I titular head place pi aces on his hi head the crown and Dd Invoke him a follows follow B Re He strong trOll and JUt at ot a good geed courage rage ob oh observe serve rv the th commandments of God and walk In hi his hili holy way nay wa fight the good HOOd tight fight ht of ot faith and a d lay Jay hold on eternal life fife ut that In this world you may be he I crowned with u ce am aru and honor and nd when you have finished h your course re receive roe Iv a crown erow of righteousness which God the righteous Judge Jud e shall ahall give you In that day da Amen Amea Am As Aa A 11 lug lias been said lei the king ef of Eng England land 1 I is kIng kins before botton h he be to ie crowned But this was w not always so ao In the olden days It ft wee waa an Indispensable rite to toe together gether with the anointing with the th sa as sacred cred oil oft the Investiture with the th roy rob royal i al aJ robe and the th delivery of the tb orb the tho tb I presenting of ot the spurs and sword word the Investiture with the tb ring and the seep ep epter ter the enthronement In the historic chair and aDd the other curious and aDd ancient ceremonial No king kine was war considered firmly naly fixed tn in his hi throne until he be through u ceremonies or others othera anal analogous aD to them Sums Sum of the older kings king of f Indeed hastened to be crowned ar at soon I as u Ibl In order to establish more nON firmly before the their rights to the crown Even when other claimants had better er cause Cu and proceeded to establish their tight right by might of sword word It tt was wu considered a at peat great t point of ot advantage for the occupant occupant pant of the throne that he h had been duly and crowned With the modern establishment of ot undisputed lines line of descent and the remoteness of ot the th possibility of any one on Instituting a successful contest for tor the throne thron the th coronation has hail lost loat Its Ita It Importance but bu t tats has gained In impressiveness Imp s and state hoes 11 from the months of ot preparation that are arc now DOW devoted to giving It a proper state slate tat setting King Not a Figurehead The Th delay does doe not Impair the th loyalty of ot any Rny one on When hen the coronation ar are arrive rives rive It helps help to Impress on the th people the great grat dignity and Importance and I power of the king lie JI H Is I not a figurehead figure figurehead lip I I head h as s ha has been stated slated many time but has hall definite and assigned duties du I and functions In the tb government of ot the th I worlds world greatest t empire that make him hima I Ia a busier bul r man than the th great gnat majority I s BiSHOP y YORK I a I Ino no R r 4 I j jI I I I 1 t j w w Ru bL V Vw i of ot his ht hi subject To cite It only un one thing I and that seemingly a little one on the Ih sovereign of I is the th fountain fountainhead fountainhead head of all honor A As such nuch It tells full upon him to confer titles and dignities U of ot all sorts sort ort and h be Is I of course Ou consult consulted ed 02 before any high In the far tar t British empire I ii filled To what extent this th function of the tha crown mean means work and hard haM work may be In Inferred inferred fur from the fact t that It has Men been stated very frequently of let 1st that In Inthe Inthe inthe the event vent of the house hou of lord lords refue refus refusing ing In to give ascent aMent to the abridgement I of ot Its It power the king kine would be called ened i upon to create a number of Liberal peers peen sufficiently Wire lars to overcome their opposition It H may be doubted that any British statesmen statesman would teal feel easy y If It called upon ups to shoulder the th re ft of deciding upon conferring titles Uti upon several scorn or of nf eminent 1 Briton Britons all to be of the thO same konie political belief tHollef I In tn the words word of a recent writer the th king kinK Is I the th supreme head nf of t th Ih state tI In tn peace c end and nd war the lord od paramount of th the soil he the Ih fountain of t juI and honor and JId the th supreme head hd of the church The Th king kin also has hap the prerogative of rejecting bill bills In parliament which however hov has haa not nOI been b en exen exercised l d tar tre W cub 00 yean As All th the generalise mn I smite ur lit the first IB lb I military command wf hilt the th kingdom h he ha has the ole solee power of or raising and nd regulating fleet fIl fIland and armies which however r in 18 I virtual virtually ly Iy controlled by the th necessity n tty h he I ii un under under der dr of ot obtaining supplies from parliament parlia parliament 1111 ment nt As A the th fountain of ot Justl Justice and general conservator of the rho peace pae of or the th Kingdom he be lion alone one ha has the th right of I 1 erecting courts of ot judicature and all I jurisdictions of af court are derived from the Ih crown As A the t fountain ot of honor bonor honorof of once o and of f privilege he lie has lias h the th power ow nf of conferring dignities l loges i mee rp ill ate II In n the th foreign t rela relations Ia Ions of or the tIp nation he Is la considered the Ih nations nation nII and malts makos mk Isn t s war etc tc As A advisor I he h has hai the th privy cabinet la a permanent l bod and the th cabinet which I Is eons con v posed ns d of ot mi members mh ra of th the tha majority par part party party t ty In the th hou of ot common In the thA thAI I are r Included all the greater of ot fleer firer nc i ot of state late such u as the first Drat lord of i ith 1 th the do tho secretaries of state for 1 foreign relan f affair for the home depart department departmEnt department ment for fur the Ih colonies and for India and i others other and thus the th cabinet la Is In real I Ity ty at the th head had of the administration i consequently It Il forms form a link between 1 I i I j I I I I I tb the legislative and menus ment of ot th the state tal depart d The Place P ce of the Queen Quen While the tb king kin I thus thu I w It numerous nod and Important dut I lit es II different diN rent with I k his hl hi the II Ili Although ugh she he h Is I the Ibe lf f r lh Ih q IT t Ing sovereign Ign and as a su such sUd h th till h of British society 0 11 she h ha has halt nn no I 10 r gel higher than that of an any oil nth r alp if C Tilt British does d II tit t r gent her and n l she h had ha nn no duties i i haa those Ih ose which h the Ih king ma may het be h I to I assign to her as o he h m mO may t I e v ether subject The Th word nord OM subject Is I wd ed ad d She Is ii I only a r Of t III hie majesty In that respect be nr nl only nl a ar with hi Iii hili million millions of nr oth th r subject II This Is I of course theon y Actual ly I the th queen en wields gr nt n power 10 through her IMor control of t th Ih n r Of H a lety Iy And nd at the lire Ih coronation to oils nn h I li s and figure fa f OT tier fter the th crown H I pl r n n I row of her ly I th it p of Canterbury primate primat of or all 11 sit En Enand and she h Is h Invested I nv 11 with lIh her h own oat o rown roan by the archbishop of r t nr vile viles ho hoa a s known officially as II th tit i inmate tt of 1 She sands stando then at SI the tM lead d of the th peeresses tf of f th Ih the roi li is I of her hr husbands husband jet I Ith t is th the setting netting of the tI Brown ro n upon ilk bit teal lead In I the signal for the Ih r rif If cro erase ng with coronets corone of all 11 the ink luk mu mir ulses ul earl earie ar viscounts and 1 tarn bron i al o 0 ove he ve realm relm That Is le I the only time when the Ih thew e per in n of 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