The Socialists, Democrats, and Republicans went off to the country for a breath of fresh air, quite unaffected by the fact that four hundred millions of people were taking to themselves a crowned and anointed ruler.

Six thousand five hundred prelates, priests, statesmen, princes, and warriors beheld the crowning and anointing, and the rest of us the pageant as it passed.
I saw it at Trafalgar Square, "the most splendid site in Europe," and the very innermost heart of the empire.

There were many thousands of us, all checked and held in order by a superb display of armed power.

The line of march was double-walled with soldiers.

The base of the Nelson Column was triple-fringed with bluejackets.