A Royal Catalogue issued to Commemorate The Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

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In the text of the service, this part of the ceremony was described using the archaic term "inthronization".

A RECORD OF CELEBRATIONS IN GOUDHURST AND KILNDOWN (KENT) ON MAY 12th, 1937 THE CORONATION OF THIR MAJESTIES KING GEORGE VI. Fortescue is best known for his major work on the history of the British Army, which he wrote between 1899 and 1930. In preparation for his crowning, the King, still on St Edward's Chair, was invested with the two coronation robes, the Colobium Sindonis and the Supertunica by the Dean of Westminster. The stress of the war had taken its toll on George's health, [102] [103] made worse by his heavy smoking, [104] and subsequent development of lung cancer among other ailments, including arteriosclerosis and Buerger's disease. From 9 February George's coffin rested in St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, before lying in state at Westminster Hall from 11 February.

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Perhaps the best known work from the 1937 coronation is Crown Imperial, an orchestral march by William Walton. They then formed their procession, which was led by the King's chaplain and the Chapter at Westminster, who were followed by representatives of the Free Churches and the Church of Scotland. The peers of the realm then paid homage to the King before a shorter and simpler ceremony was conducted for the Queen's coronation.We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. The royal family were portrayed as sharing the same dangers and deprivations as the rest of the country. page booklet, with title-page and centre section printed in blue and red; 5 illustrations; softcover: white paper covers, printed in blue and red, with Royal crest in gilt also; slight yellowing to spine area, otherwise a very good clean copy. In 1937, the ceremony was organised by a Coronation Committee, established by the Privy Council and chaired by the Lord President of the Council, a political appointment; its central component, the Executive Committee, was chaired by the Duke of Norfolk, who inherited the office of Earl Marshal, which carries with it, by convention, the responsibility for the organisation and coordination of the coronation ceremony.

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His elder daughter and heir presumptive, Elizabeth, took on more royal duties as her father's health deteriorated. That year, he met for the first time since childhood Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore. After his closing speech at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley on 31 October 1925, one which was an ordeal for both him and his listeners, [41] he began to see Lionel Logue, an Australian-born speech therapist.

The Advocate (Burnie, Tasmania) – Wednesday 19 August 1936 – Coronation Procession Route: LONGEST ON RECORD (p. They officially stayed in Buckingham Palace throughout the war, although they usually spent nights at Windsor Castle. Coronation", The British Postal Museum and Archive Archived 31 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine (accessed on 30 May 2014).