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Coronation of George IV. Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1783–1855, active England) 1821. Distinguished Conduct Medal, granted by Queen Victoria, 1854.
1 print : etching with aquatint, hand-colored. | Print shows a street procession with King George IV at his coronation festivities on July 19, 1821, in St. James' Park, London. Balloon flying at upper right represents balloonist Charles Green's first ascension and the first successful use of coal gas which was cheaper than hydrogen and more readily available. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff ...
Burial. George VI died on 6th February 1952. His coffin lay in Westminster Hall where a short service was held and 305,806 people filed past the coffin. The funeral service, taken from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, was held at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on 15th February and the king was interred in a vault there.
The coronation of George V and his wife, Mary, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Thursday 22 June 1911. This was the second of four such events held during the 20th century and the last to be attended by royal representatives of the great continental European empires.
AE 35mm. Obv: Laureate head of George IV facing left. Obverse inscription, GEORGIUS IIII D . G. BRITANNIARUM REX F . D. (George IV, by the grace of God, king of the British, defender of the faith). Reverse inscription, an allegorical coronation scene. PROPRIO JAM JURE ANIMO PATERNO. (Now in his own right with his father's mind). BHM 1070, Wollaston xv, Eimer 1146, Fearon 272.1. About ...
King George IV in his coronation robes Yet George IV’s coronation the following year is famous (or infamous) for its uninvited guest: his estranged wife, Queen Caroline. When he became king, George IV had refused to recognise her as queen and had had her name omitted from the Book of Common Prayer.
Coronation. William IV and Queen Adelaide were crowned on 8th September 1831. The doors of the Abbey opened at 4.00 am. At 10.15 am the coronation procession left St James' Palace, the King dressed in an admiral's uniform and the Queen in a white and gold dress. For the first time a special lavishly furnished annexe had been built outside the ...
