Picture No | 11802868 |
Date | 12 May 1937 |
Description | Coronation - King George VI, crowned leaving Abbey 1937 |
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King George VI leaves Westminister Abbey after being crowned. The King's procession is passing through th Choir to the West Door. In the foreground are the Lord High Constable of England (Lord Crewe), Lord Zetland, carrying the Sword of State, and the Earl Marshal (the Duke of Norfolk), followed by their pages. The King is accompanied by the Bishop of Durham and of the Bath and Wells, escorted by the Lieutenant with ten Gentlemen Arms and Standard Bearer.
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Source | Photograph in 'The Bystander',19 May 1937, page 357 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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