In the excerpt below, King George VI's coronation day is detailed as the ... He calmly took his place near his own Chair of Estate. (The service lasted two and a half hours and the king's most ...

‘X’ of The Tatler was delighted to receive an invitation to a private view at Garrard, where King George V’s and Queen Mary’s crowns were on show, and a photograph of Queen Mary’s coronation gown ...

Ms Mordaunt said the most poignant moments of the service for her were when the King was seated in the Coronation Chair, being anointed and then when he was given the regalia. “There was this ...

A celebration glass for the coronation of King George VI. George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and ...

The coronation chair was built in around 1300 to house ... The day Charles' grandfather George VI was crowned king had originally been chosen for the coronation of his brother, Edward VIII ...

William III and Mary II were the only joint monarchs to be crowned and the chair ... George II's coronation. A congregational hymn and the singing of the National Anthem were only introduced at the ...

The King George V Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal made in 1911 to celebrate the coronation of George V. Property of Robert Pool Comments are closed for this object What's this?

The crowning of a new monarch is a highly symbolic event and the coronation of King Charles III marks a ... His predecessor and brother, George IV, had previously coordinated a famously lavish ...

The Queen has been crowned kneeling at her Chair of Estate, having been anointed by the ... the choir sings an anthem originally arranged by John Rutter for the Coronation of King George VI. Camilla ...