As the melody of "God Save the Queen" played, the elite cavalry unit of Scotland Yard led the charge out of Buckingham Palace, followed by selected stalwarts from the Royal Guard and Guard Cavalry Regiment.
The carriages of various foreign envoys stationed in Britain followed the cavalry procession, having waited for a long time at Birdcage Walk.
At the front was the carriage of the Mexican envoy, followed by carriages from Portugal, Sweden, Saxony, Hanover, Saxony, Greece, Sardinia, Spain, America, Netherlands, Brazil, Bavaria, Denmark, Belgium, Wurttemberg, and the Kingdom of Prussia.
Following the envoys were, according to the reported sequence, the carriages of special envoys from various countries.
Perhaps to show respect for important countries, the Foreign Office and the Lord Chamberlain's Office arranged the vehicles of envoys from the Ottoman Empire, France, Russia, and Austria to appear last.
