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 ...

King Charles will be crowned in ... including Queen Elizabeth's crowning in 1953. As for the Coronation Chair, the piece is kept behind glass at St. George's Chapel, located in the Abbey's Nave.

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 ...

On the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in December 1936 he was proclaimed King and took one of his middle names, George, on succeeding to the throne. The coronation of George VI and Queen ...

A ceramic mug marking the coronation of King George VI that sat and gathered dust on a loft for over 20 years has been sold for £13,500. The 87-year-old cup was designed by British artist Eric ...

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 ...

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 ...