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Then the shout "God Save the Queen" fills the Abbey . . . the shout that is echoed round the world. NOW the Queen sits crowned, receiving the. Benediction, in her clolh-of-gold Imperial Robe holding the Sceptre of power and justice, the Rod of equity and mercy. Not casually docs she bear this . honoured name... ROBERT SHERWOOD tic American author writes a visitor's view from . . . INSIDE THE ABBEY Hitlers blitz and it seemed Mint invasion bv the Panzer divisions miRnt come tomorrow, there va.s considerable demand thar, the two little Princesses be evacuated bv battleship to Canada or some other place of saletv. But the thei) Queen said : " The Princesses could not leave unless I went .with them, and I couid not leave unless tne Kmc did . . . and. of course, the King will never leave." It is small wonder that the new Queen has the kind of character of which the nobler parts of nislorv are made. Now the Communion Service begins. The people sit down, after a lone period on their feet. The crowding of the little chairs for the assemblaRC makes kneelinz impossible for most. A bishop reads from th Gospel according to Saint Matthew the wonderful passage telling how the Pharisees nd attempted to "entangle" Jesus rti the subject, of the tribute-money tribute-money and He had an.swered them : " Render therefore un o Caesar the things which are Caesar's ; and unto God the things that, are God's." WESTMINSTER ABBEY. Tuesday. " ir IRS, I here present Xunto you Queen 1 i z a b e t h, your undoubted Queen : Wherefore Where-fore all you who are come this day to do your homage and service, Are you willing to do the same? " Today, In a clear, calm voice, the Archbishop of Canterbury spoke these words to the four points of the compass. And, from the four points, came the answering ro;"r of the British lion : " God Save Queen Elizabeth.." Then, a medieval fanfare of trumpets that. had the urgency and excitement of the first burst of fire from ' an anti-aircrait battery in wartime Hyde Park. The Queen looks lovely and exceedingly young as she stands ' there. She is erect and solemn, with the look of a schoolgirl receiving honours, making a successful effort to maintain appropriate solemnity. but, unable to suppress the sparkle of happy excitement in her blue eyes. What colours! The lighting is superb, golden, and soft. It brings out magnificently magnifi-cently the manifold colours worn' by various participants in this ceremony and what colours thev are ! There are here in the Abbey official representatives of 80 different countries, and many more from Colonies and Protectorates Protec-torates of the British Empire. Behind General Marshall, representing the United States, sat Lady Churchill and at least two of her daughters. Later Sir Winston came in, wearing his fine new robes of the Order of the Garter. He seemed in magnificent form, resembling a prize bulldog in black velvet. With him were six Prime Ministers of the leading members of the Commonwealth, including Mr. Nehru and Dr. Malan Sir Winston stopped for a warm handshake and a brief chat, with his old wartime comrade General Marshall. ri -r TF ""T'l " "" I i i i i run mi j mummi , i,n,,ii i...,,!,,,.,, f " """ ' 1 j ' : r : M-' tTi? 41 . s i 'VnvT - Ai:-' 1 tl 1 ! . 0 ill ! J. ' ill1 v' -A ..l I 1 1 11 0 ; : . -i. V,. - ; . A -rAal f r ' - t , f r-i c . - .. ? ? ' V n J V i - - ' ... -: V -v 7 ' ' - n - V ' Moving . . . There could le no more moving reminder of the deep religious theme of this ceremony cere-mony : that the Queen, unlike Caesar, is Sovereign " In the name and bv the authority of Almighty God." The Queen moves trom the faldstool where she lias praved. 'Kne is divested of her heavy robe, her diadem, and the collar of the Garter. The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, who, . Mistress of the Robes, is in constant attendance on the Queen, helps her into a while garment The Queen now sits for the first time m King Edward's Chair, marie m the Kith Century, of English (,'ak. containing con-taining the Stone of Destiny. Ine service ot the Ano.nling is now performed, under a cloth of gold canopv held bv four Knighi.s of the Garter. It is a wondrous .sight to behold. Everv move is made at a most deliberate juice and witn superb precision. 'J lie sun shines down lor a moment, through the beaulilul windows , and adds a sort, of Divine caress to the ceue. Exaltation Bv the ims'crv of th Anointing, the Queen a.ssumes the spiritual oualify of one ordained ,n cierev. There is religious exaltation in t.h.s so rfal. even so perceptible to an uninitiated eve as lo evpiain tin; supreme meaning of 'The Croun so many people, so many and willully independent inde-pendent people, over so many centuries. The actual put ting on of t he Crown is perhaps ine s.mpiesi. and qu.ekest part Hie enure ceremony. 'fhroiiiMiou' if all the Queen lias not. made one misstep; not one wrong ge'-cure. Now the entire congregal ion or audience in the Abbey si'ioins "God Save the Queen ! " The guns near the Tower of London start to boom the prolonged salute. The trumpets blast, their defiant fanfare. The drums roll. And so the ceremonial qop$ nn .. until . The departure of the Queen from the Abbey was an enormnusiy impressive sight. She went forth to show herself and give herself to the people, many thousands of whom had sat on kerbs throughout a cold and ratny night to have their share in this day's enthusiasm. As an American privileged to be present at this august and marvellous ceremony. I can conclude con-clude this hasty report only by joining in the shout : " Lonj Live the Queen ! " IWorld copyright reserved .7 Word by word Afier the ceremony started 1 noted that Sir Winston followed every .syllable with utmost attention atten-tion in the official text. Jt seemed obvious to me that he was being charac.enstica.lly caretul to make sure tnal the text was being followed to tne letter. If there had been one hairbreadth departure. Sir Winston wou.d undoubtedly have been heard from. Several of the nations now represented here did not e,.,st as rations wnen Queen Elizabeth's Eliza-beth's la'her. the good King George VI. was crowned in tins Abbey JB years bco. The first words spoken by Elizabeth II are these: "I am willing." It was very convincing. con-vincing. She speaks firmly. Not casuallv does she bear 'lie great name of Elizabeth. There is Pre m tins young Queen. There is tli'ttriiiiiiatioii t; serve nut mereiv acceptably, but great lv. Many centuries have passed since the English sovereign could exercise the power of an absolute monarch. But. there have been instances m t iii'-o centur.es of kings and most particularly two memorable queens who vitally influenced me very character of the ages m which they lived and reigned. And 1 believe this will be true of Elizabeth II. Emotional Direct I v above the Queen as she s.gns ih Oar'n is her mother, who was also christened Elizabeth by her parents in Scotland, with no t nought that, she would one day oe herself a Queen. This must be a fiercely emotional moment lor the Queen Mother, remembering her beloved husband, remembering the high-spirued high-spirued little girl who called heiself "Lillibet." In 1340. when this r'ty was being subjected to the fury of THE SAME moment of crowning in its full, glorious setting. Bishops and other I at left, stands Prince Charles with his eyes on his mother between the Queen dignitaries stand around King Edward's Chair. And there, In the royal box, I Mother and Princess Margaret. . . . Beyond the Queen, her throne stands ready. |