Illustrated London News
Since the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902, the Illustrated London News and its sister titles, The Graphic and The Sphere were THE publications that could be relied upon to pull out all the stops when it came to recording a coronation in all its pomp and splendour for special commemorative issues.
We have been working hard over the past few weeks to make more fascinating material available from the archive. These include portraits of peers and other participants in past ceremonies including the famous Dymokes who were originally the King's Champion up until the early 19th century and then became bearers of the royal standard. We also love the series of illustrations by J. Finnemore in the 1902 Sphere showing preparations for the coronation such as coronets and robes being retrimmed with velvet and miniver , or lady peeresses inspecting a miniature model of recommended robes as endorsed by Queen Alexandra.
Click here to discover some of the best cover designs, illustrations and magazine spreads on past coronations.
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