King George V - The Insignia of the Realm - King's Champion
King George V (1865-1936) - The Knight of Great Britain and the Emperor of India (represented by a rising sun behind an Indian Mosque). The Insignia of the Realm, also featuring the National Emblems of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Office of King's Champion is represented by a Mounted Knight. His function (now discontinued) was to ride into Westminster Hall during the banquet following the Coronation, and by the mouth of a Herald, to challenge any person present who denied the King's right to be regarded as the Monarch of the Realm
Picture No
11072444
Media ID
46706707
Size
3395px x 5402px
(6.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Valentine's Postcard
Date
circa 1911
