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The 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 consort of India took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Wednesday 12 May 1937.
Feb 27, 2023 · The last coronation of a king was for none other that Charles's grandfather, King George VI, when he officially took the throne on May 12, 1937. Here, take a look back at George VI's...
The coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth was held at Westminster Abbey on 12th May 1937. They married at the Abbey on 26th April 1923.
Jun 5, 2017 · Complete newsreel coverage of the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) in Westminster Abbey, 12 May 1937.
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George VI's coronation at Westminster Abbey took place on 12 May 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In a break with tradition, Queen Mary attended the ceremony in a show of support for her son.
The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937 was the big event of the early television service and the first true outside broadcast, using a mobile control van.
Within a packed Westminster Abbey, King George VI is seated in profile on the Coronation Chair holding two sceptres. Far left the Archbishop of Canterbury blesses him. Queen Elizabeth is seated to his right and behind stand Queen Mary, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret and the Princess Royal.
