We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the question of the king ...

And the coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth II took place on May 12 in England following the abdication of Edward VIII five months earlier. Our item of interest is related to this last event.

Edward VIII was the eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary and ... so his stall plate still remains in the Lady Chapel. He wanted his coronation service to be shortened or not to happen at all but ...

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Another blue version made for the planned coronation of Edward VIII fetched £480. Born in 1903, Eric Ravilious was a highly regarded Sussex-based painter, designer, book illustrator and wood ...

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 ...

He commanded the JMR at the Coronation of King Edward VII at Westminster Abbey on 9 August 1902 before joining his cousin in Madagascar as a gold prospector. Contracting malaria from which he never ...

Edward VIII In January 1936, King George V died and his son Edward, Prince of Wales, became King. Just 11 months later, before his Coronation had even taken place, Edward renounced the throne due ...