coronation of George VI and his wife, Elizabeth, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, Emperor and Empress...
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The King George VI Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal, instituted to celebrate the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. This medal...
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from the coronation of George VI and Elizabeth (1937) The 1953 Throne from the coronation of Elizabeth II is kept in the Garter Throne Room of Windsor...
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Imperial State Crown (category Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth)
Co. for George VI. The Imperial State Crown's inner headband was adjusted and its arches lowered by 1 in (2.5 cm) in 1953 for Queen Elizabeth II. The...
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Crown Imperial (march) (category Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth)
William Walton, commissioned for the coronation of King George VI in Westminster Abbey in 1937. It is in the Pomp and Circumstance tradition, with a brisk...
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coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The first saw the King and Queen, members of the royal family, Prime Ministers of the Dominions and...
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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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The coronation of Elizabeth II as queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London...
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Elizabeth The Queen Mother both attended the coronations of George VI and Elizabeth II respectively, and each wore the crown, minus its arches, with which...
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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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Coronation of King George VI, London, England is a black and white photograph taken by French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, in 1937. Cartier-Bresson...
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The coronation of Edward VI as King of England and Ireland took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 20 February 1547. Edward ascended the throne following...
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The coronation of George II and his wife Caroline as king and queen of Great Britain and Ireland took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 11/22O.S./N...
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coronation of Mary I as Queen of England and Ireland took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Sunday 1 October 1553. This was the first coronation...
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the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. This medal was awarded as a personal souvenir from the Queen to members of the Royal Family and selected...
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who had not set out fires to celebrate the coronation. Alan Stewart, The Cradle King: A Life of James VI & I (London, 2003), p. 31: Lucinda H. S. Dean...
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Crown of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, also known as the Queen Mother's Crown, is the crown made for Queen Elizabeth to wear at her coronation in 1937...
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Size 1: Queen Elizabeth, George VI's wife Queen Mary, George VI's mother Size 2: Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, George VI's elder daughter...
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large-scale outside broadcast was the televising of the Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth in May 1937, done by the BBC's first Outside Broadcast truck...
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St Edward's Crown (redirect from Crown of St. Edward)
was revived by George V and has continued ever since, including at the 2023 coronation of Charles III and Camilla. A representation of St Edward's Crown...
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"Ensembles worn by Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret for the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth". Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved...
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composed by George Frideric Handel for the coronation of the British monarch. Handel's four coronation anthems use text from the King James Bible and were originally...
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away from coronation bridge in River Teesta. It was named to commemorate the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937 and was completed...
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traditional at the funerals of British sovereigns. The procession was accompanied by Elizabeth II, George VI's widow Queen Elizabeth (now the Queen Mother)...
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into the independent sovereign states of India and Pakistan. From 1947 to 1952, King George VI was the sovereign of Pakistan, with Pakistan sharing the...
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The coronation of George V and his wife, Mary, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions took place at Westminster Abbey, London...
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The coronation of James I and his wife Anne as King and Queen of England and Ireland was held on 25 July 1603 at Westminster Abbey. James had reigned as...
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City on 9 July. For the coronation of George VI and Elizabeth, Canada sent a contingent of 351 representing the Navy, Air Force and Royal Canadian Mounted...
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of Fascists and on his return to Kenya a year later, became president of the Convention of Associations. He attended the coronation of George VI and Elizabeth...
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coronation of George IV as king of the United Kingdom took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 19 July 1821. Originally scheduled for 1 August of the...
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