George VI, 1895 – 1952. The coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the present Queen’s parents, which took place 80 years ago today, was a very special event in many different ways. [Odhams Press Ltd., London, 1937]. (10 x 33.5 in.) From The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The procession will be led by the band of the Grenadier Guards to the chapel; ... King George VI Coronation Medal. Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. With King George VI, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. The coronation of George VI in 1937 was broadcast on radio by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and parts of the service were filmed and shown in cinemas. King of the United Kingdom. King George VI & Queen Elizabeth 1937 Coronation Cup and Saucer & Plate Trio. In a carriage behind the coffin came the Queen, the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and the Princess Royal shrouded in black, followed on foot by the closest male members of the family – the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Windsor (in … + P&P. + P&P. 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 from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. + P&P. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images £15.00. £27.95. The state procession was shown live on the new BBC Television Service , the first major outside broadcast . 'King George VI's coronation Procession moving down the Nave of Westminster Abbey', 1937. Unmarked Green Glaze King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Coronation Mug 1937 Chip. When the Queen dies, he will be reunited with his wife of 73 years and transferred to the King George VI memorial chapel (another part of the gothic church) to lie next to her. £18.00. 12th May 1937. The pomp and circumstance of King George VI's coronation procession of 12 May 1937 is documented from afar in full color. Two Coronation Mugs for King George VI & Queen Elizabeth. [34] He was concurrently the last emperor of India until August 1947, when the British Raj was dissolved.. Coronation ceremony of King George VI and procession, the Royal Coach leaving Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey, test run Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images The coronation procession of George VI, 12 May 1937, in Westminster Abbey, London, England. The procession for the coronation of Elizabeth II was an element of the ceremony in which court, clerical, governmental, and parliamentary officials from around the Commonwealth of Nations moved in a set order of precedence through the streets of London, England, and into Westminster Abbey, where the coronation took place. Title: Coronation Procession of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 12th May 1937, 1937 Medium: poster laid on cardboard Size: 25.5 x 85 cm.