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in the proceflion, attended by the 
officers of his eftablifhment. The 
drefs of his Royal Highnefs was a 
fky-blue, richly embroidered down 
the feams, and decorated with a 
diamond ftar and epaulette. 
The Princefs of Wales, in a fil- 
ver tiffue train, with purple, lilac, 
and green trimmings, followed her 
royal hufband, conducted by the 
Earl of Cholmondeley. 
The Duke of York, ina full drefs 
fuit of regimentals, and his royal 
Duchefs in an elegarit drefs, the 
body and train of lilac filver tiffue, 
and the petticoat magnificently 
embroidered, next appeared, and 
were followed by the Princeffes, 
in white, according to their feni- 
-ority., |. 
The Duke of Gloucefter, and 
Prince William, were in full uni- 
-forms, and the Princefs Sophia 
difplayed a neat and elegant drefs. 
The maids of honour, the Peer- 
‘effes of the royal houfeholds, fol- 
lowed by four Yeomen of. the 
‘Guard, clofed the proceffion. 
Upon entering the chapel, all the 
perfons that were in the pro- 
ceffion retired to the feveral places 
-appointed for them. The King 
and Queen were feated in chairs 
of ftate on the right and left of 
the altar. The Prince of Wales 
fat next to his Majefty; the Prin- 
cefs of Wales was on the left of 
the Queen ; and the Princeffes oc- 
cupied feats arranged on each fide 
for their accommodation. 
The royal family having taken 
their feats, the marriage-ceremony 
commenced. It was performed 
by the Archbifhop of Canterbury, 
aififted by the Archbifhop of York; 
‘at the conclufion of which the bride 
.and bridegroom retired to their 
feats, when the anthem was per- 
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formed, The proceffion then re- 
turned to the drawing-room in 
the fame order in which it entered 
the chapel, the band playing the 
march in Scipio. 
The Prince received the hand 
of his amiiable Princefs from his 
Majefty.. Her Royal Highnefs was 
perfeétly collected and unembar- 
raffled during the performance of 
the ceremony, while the Princeffes, 
her fifters, fhed tears of fenfibility 
and affection on.-the occafion. 
Their Majefties alfo difcovered an 
excefs of parental ‘feelings. The 
whole of the ceremony exhibited 
a fcéne highly awful and impref- - 
five. 
The heat, owing to the immenfe 
crowd, was fo intenfe; that feveral 
ladies were overcome by it ; and it 
was with much difficulty that one 
of the bride-maids was prevented 
from fainting away. 
The Stadtholder, the Princefs of 
Orange, and their attendants, were 
accommodated in the centre of the 
King’s gallery, facing the altar; the 
other parts of which were occupied 
by the Duchefs of Leeds, Duchefs 
of Rutland, and her two daughters, 
Lady Buckingham, Lady Stopford, 
and feveral other females of dif- 
tinction. 
The orcheftra was much better 
contrived on this occafion than on 
that of the marriage with the Prince 
of Wales, the organ being placed 
directly over the altar. 
_ After the folemnization of the 
marriage, the queenhelda drawing- 
room, which was attended by the 
‘whole of the royal family, the fo- 
reign minifters, great officers of 
ftate, anda numerous and brilliant 
affemblage of the nobility of both 
fexes, who paid their refpects to 
their Serene. Highneffes the 2a 
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