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Show wmk OF OFFICE Placed on the Head of the Prihce of Wales by the King Car.navon, Wales, July 13 In the old and well-preserved castle of Car-navon Car-navon today, the young Prince of Wales was Invested with the Insignia of his high office. The quaint town in festal attire made a holiday and drew within Its borders thousands of Welchraen from the Bunoundlng country. coun-try. The weather was matchless and great ciowds gathered along the route from Griffith s crossing, .where the royal party alighted, to tho castle gato, Buildings were lavishly decorated. decor-ated. Troops, blue jackets and marines mar-ines kept the way open for the procession pro-cession to pass. The scene within the castle was picturesque, pic-turesque, the vast enclosure forming an ideal setting for the ceremonial Thp outer and inner baileys were lined lin-ed with stands. Their majeRties and the prince received re-ceived an enthusiastic reception The American embassy was represented at the investitures bv Secretary Phillips. American Consul General Griffiths and Mrs Griffiths were present as the ciiPRtR of Ohnneellor David TJovri. Klne George and Queen Mary, with the prince, came on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert from Ireland to Holyhead This morning a special train brought them from Holyhead to Griffith's Crossing, a small town east of arnavon. The party proceeded to a raised platform inj the center of the great court yard, where the investiture took place As the king and queen appeared ap-peared in the open air, the choir sang, "God Save the KJ-ng." This was followed by the singing of, "God Bless the Prince of Wales," as the prince appeared and approached his parents who had taken their places on the dais. The prince, in his surcoat, c'oak and mantle of crimson velvet, presented himself before the kJing, who placed a crlmscn velvet cap, ornamented orn-amented with ermine and a coronet, on the head of his son as a token of principality In the hand of the prince his majesty maj-esty placed a golden emblem of government gov-ernment and on his middle finger n ring of gold-signlfying-that he must be a husband to his country and a father fa-ther to his children While his majesty maj-esty was Investing his son with the Insignia the letters, authorizing the prince to hold the principality of Wales in trust for the king of England Eng-land were read and later handed to him Tho service of consecration followed, fol-lowed, bishops of Bangor officiating, assisted by two non conformist ministers. min-isters. The procession then reformed and moved to the queen's gate of the castle, where the king presented the Prince of Wales to the people. The prince addressed a few words in Cynu ric to the cheering thousands. This concluded the ceremony with the exception of the procession outside out-side the walls 'ihelr majesties! party and the prince's party uniting, made a complete circuit outside the castle walls and, re-entering by the main, entrance, en-trance, passed to their apartments and disrobed preparatory to tho return re-turn to Holehead. 00 |