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    February 1952, George VI, King of the United Kingdom, died at the age of 56, at Sandringham House, after a prolonged cancer. His state funeral took place...
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    the state funeral of George VI, although the procession of his coffin was partially televised. The funeral was broadcast by the BBC, ITV, S4C, and Sky...
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    The funeral of Queen Mary (born Princess Victoria Mary of Teck), widow to King George V, took place on 31 March 1953 at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle...
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    death. By decree of Queen Elizabeth II, his body lay in state at Westminster Hall for three days from 26 January. On 30 January, the order of funeral...
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    James VI and I (1566–1625), King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, died on 27 March 1625 at Theobalds, and was buried at Westminster Abbey on 7 May 1625...
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    confirmation, and the second was that a specific resting place be found for her father, King George VI. Following his funeral service at St George's Chapel,...
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    place across the realms of the Crown over a number of days. Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth Death and state funeral of George VI "King Edward renounces...
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    Anne of Denmark (1574–1619) was the wife of James VI and I, and queen consort of Scotland from 1589, and queen consort of England and Ireland from the...
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    George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth...
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    and the details of his state funeral. Planning for the King's funeral began almost immediately after Charles's accession to the throne upon the death...
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    criticism, and celebrations of her life as well as celebrations of her death. The funeral included a formal procession through Central London followed by...
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    The funeral of Queen Alexandra (formerly Princess Alexandra of Denmark), widow to King Edward VII and mother to King George V, occurred on Friday, 27...
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    Duke's funeral took place on 17 April 2021 in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The Duke was given a royal ceremonial funeral, not a state funeral, which...
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    Dominici gregis, and applied to his own funeral. The funeral had around four million mourners gathering in Rome in the wake of his death. Ecumenical Patriarch...
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    Bowes-Lyon), widow to King George VI and mother to Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 101 at Royal Lodge, Windsor. The death of the Queen Mother set in...
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    Death and state funeral of Fidel Castro. Che Guevara Mausoleum Death and state funeral of Hugo Chávez Death and state funeral of Nelson Mandela Death...
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    his death, praising him. At the time of Benedict's death, the Holy See had procedures governing the rituals surrounding papal deaths and funerals, but...
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    time). The next three state funerals of a monarch (those of King Edward VII in 1910, of King George V in 1936 and of King George VI in 1952) all conformed...
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    abdication, and had lived in Paris at the time of his death. His funeral took place at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle after lying in state for three...
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    Hyde Park Corner (category Streets in the City of Westminster)
    hospital buildings Death and state funeral of George VI, the code phrase "Hyde Park Corner" was used to notify authorities of his death Williams, Guy (1990)...
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    coffin at the funeral processions of: Queen Victoria; King Edward VII; King George V; King George VI; Sir Winston Churchill; Admiral of the Fleet The...
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    State funerals in Canada are public events held to commemorate former governors general, prime ministers, other members of the cabinet who died in office...
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    as King Mohammed VI. Hassan's remains were interred at the Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat on 25 July, following an Islamic funeral ceremony. The Moroccan...
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    The state funeral of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, was attended by a significant number of dignitaries...
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    Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush Death and state funeral of Gerald Ford Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung Death and state funeral of...
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    office later released a formal death statement. The Greek government declined the royal family's request for a state funeral, although it was later decided...
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