| Main Performers | Brother W Kuhe,
Mr Willing - organ
Grand Chaplain,
HRH The Prince of Wales,
Earl of Carnarvon (Pro Grand Master) - speakers |
| Set List | Organ Recital (Brother W Kuhe),
Procession (music Mr Willing),
Opening of the Grand Lodge (Earl of Carnarvon),
Minutes of the election of Grand Master and GrandTreasurer,
Installation of HRH The Prince of Wales as Grand Master of the Freemasons of England,
'March', M Costa (organ),
Procession,
Prayer (Grand Chaplain),
Address (Earl of Carnarvon),
Speech (Prince of Wales),
Investiture of robes and symbols,
Trumpet call,
Salute to the Grand Master,
Recession |
| Royal Presence | HRH The Prince of Wales,
HRH The Prince Christian,
HRH The Duke of Connaught |
| Performance Notes | "The Installation of the Prince of Wales as Grand Master of the United Order of English Freemasons, a ceremony which is to be performed in the Albert Hall on the 28th inst., has created so great an interest that the applications from the qualified brethren of the English lodges alone have been about 10,000 in excess of the number the vast building will hold."
(The Times, 10 April 1875)
Guests included the Lord Mayor of London, members of the aristocracy, and representatives for lodges in Denmark, Ireland and Sweden.
Premiere of a march specially composed by Sir Michael Costa for the event.
Sir Alfred Woods (Director ceremonies),
Mr T Fenn (assistant to ceremonies)
A gran banquet was held in the evening at the Freemasons' Hall, London. |
| Related Archival Material | Illustration (RAHE/9/1875/1/OS) (RAHE/9/1875/2) |