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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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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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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behind his father. He served as a page of honour at his grandfather's coronation on 6 May 2023. George and his siblings occasionally accompany their...
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Händel and others". Handel's first commission as a newly naturalised British subject was to write the music for the coronation of George II of Great Britain...
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now called out of abeyance only for coronations. The Lord High Constable was originally the commander of the royal armies and the Master of the Horse. He...
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of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, and Princess Augusta of Great Britain, Caroline was engaged in 1794 to her cousin George, Prince of Wales...
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Electress of Hanover from 11 June 1727 until her death in 1737 as the wife of King George II. Caroline's father, Margrave John Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach...
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anointed during the coronation ceremony. An unusual case was Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, who had separated from her husband, George IV, before his...
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George II (George Augustus; German: Georg August; 30 October / 9 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
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The coronation of George III and his wife Charlotte as king and queen of Great Britain and Ireland took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Tuesday...
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8 September 2022 upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. It was the first coronation held since Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953 nearly 70 years prior...
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which include the coronation regalia and vestments worn by British monarchs. The coronation regalia are the only working set in Europe and the collection...
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The coronation of the monarch of the United Kingdom is an initiation ceremony in which they are formally invested with regalia and crowned at Westminster...
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coronation reception on 5 May and the coronation concert on 7 May. The Prince and Princess of Wales, the King's son and daughter-in-law Prince George...
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block of red sandstone that was used in the coronation of Scottish monarchs until the 13th century, and thereafter in the coronation of English and later...
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'1651: The Last Coronation in Scotland', Court Historian, 26:3 (December, 2021), p. 241. George William Cullen Gross, '1651: The Last Coronation in Scotland'...
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The Coronation Crown of George IV is an elaborate coronation crown made specially for George IV, King of the United Kingdom, in 1821. At 40 cm (16 in)...
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Robe Royal (category George IV)
century and was used at the 1911 coronation of George V, the 1937 coronation of George VI, the 1953 coronation of Elizabeth II, and the 2023 coronation of Charles...
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King's Champion (redirect from Hereditary Champion of England)
last enacted at the coronation of George IV in 1821, the office continues to descend through the Dymoke family. The Lord of the Manor of Scrivelsby in Lincolnshire...
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his coronation and asked the government to introduce the unpopular Pains and Penalties Bill in an unsuccessful attempt to divorce her. George's rule...
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The coronation of William IV and his wife, Adelaide, as king and queen of the United Kingdom took place on Thursday, 8 September 1831, over fourteen months...
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prevented her from attending the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary on 22 June 1911. Following the outbreak of World War I, the British Government...
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1831 coronation, but considerably less than the £240,000 spent when George IV was crowned in July 1821. A key element of the plan was presentation of the...
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jewels of the Royal Collection, and from the coronation and state regalia that make up the Crown Jewels. The origin of a distinct royal jewel collection...
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Angela (6 May 2023). "Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis arrive at grandfather King Charles' coronation". People. Archived from the original...
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The procession for the coronation of Elizabeth II was an element of the ceremony in which court, clerical, governmental, and parliamentary officials from...
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The Crown of Queen Mary is a consort crown that was made in 1911 for the coronation of British queen Mary of Teck. Mary thereafter wore it on occasion...
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Cullinan Diamond (redirect from Cullinan II)
150. Caroline Davies (14 February 2023). "Camilla to wear recycled crown without Koh-i-Noor diamond at coronation". The Guardian. "Cullinan VI and VIII...
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Another full-length joint coronation would not be performed in the British Isles until that of James II of England and Mary of Modena in 1685, nearly two...
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