The Coronation Book of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

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Service [ edit ] An artist's impression of the coronation service by Henry Charles Brewer (1866–1943) and published in The Illustrated London News. a b "Coronation of George VI, May 12 1937" (PDF). www.westminster-abbey.org. Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey . Retrieved 27 September 2018.

See also: Wedding of Prince Albert and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon The Duke and Duchess of York (centre, reading programmes) at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland, 1927According to custom, crowned heads do not attend coronations of other kings and queens. Pope-Hennessy, James (1959), Queen Mary, London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., p.584 Tierney, Tom (2001). Elizabeth the Queen Mother Paper Dolls, Courier Dover Publications ( ISBN 978-0-486-41771-4) a b " Supplement to the London Gazette, 10 November 1937 issue no. 34453, p. 7038" . Retrieved 26 May 2014. In February 1918 Albert was appointed Officer in Charge of Boys at the Royal Naval Air Service's training establishment at Cranwell. With the establishment of the Royal Air Force Albert transferred from the Royal Navy to the Royal Air Force. [18] He served as Officer Commanding Number 4 Squadron of the Boys' Wing at Cranwell until August 1918, [19] before reporting for duty on the staff of the RAF's Cadet Brigade at St Leonards-on-Sea and then at Shorncliffe. [20] He completed a fortnight's training and took command of a squadron on the Cadet Wing. [21] He was the first member of the British royal family to be certified as a fully qualified pilot. [22]

Library and Archives Canada, Biography and People > A Real Companion and Friend > Behind the Diary > Politics, Themes, and Events from King's Life > The Royal Tour of 1939, Queen's Printer for Canada, archived from the original on 30 October 2009 , retrieved 12 December 2009 The coronation service of George VI was the first to be filmed; the 40 camera crew inside the Abbey were required to wear evening dress. It was later shown in edited form as a newsreel in cinemas across the British Empire. The service was later broadcast from these recordings, with the authorities censoring only one small section: a clip of Queen Mary wiping a tear from her eye. [65] Honours and official commemorations [ edit ] Programme of celebrations and royal events [ edit ] The Ribbon of King George's Coronation MedalThe Prince Consort of Luxembourg, husband of the King's third cousin (representing his wife, the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg)