From Paddington the coffin was taken by train to Windsor for burial in St George’s Chapel, where the King’s father and grandfather, George V and Edward VII, had been buried, and among his earlier predecessors both Henry VIII and Charles I. The government sent a wreath of white lilac an...
Made by Garrard and Company for the coronation of King George VI in 1937 (replacing a crown made for Queen Victoria in 1838), it features the Black Prince’s Ruby in the front – said to have been a gift to Edward, the Black Prince, in 1357 from the King of Castile. Further gems i...
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales follows the coffin of his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as it is carried on a specially-designed Land Rover Defender hearse during his funeral procession to St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on April 17, 2021 in Windsor, England. The coffin, dra...
Get the full story of what happened when the father of Queen Elizabeth II, also known as King George VI, died, and how the royal went from Princess to Queen overnight.
England's Prince Albert (Colin Firth) must ascend the throne as King George VI, but he has a speech impediment. Knowing that the country needs her husband to be able to communicate effectively, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter) hires Lionel Logue (Geoffre
And the crown adorning the coffin at her state funeral: Christopher Furlong//Getty Images FYI before we go: Ahead of being crowned, Charles will likely be seen wearing a “cap of maintenance,” which is basically a little fabric hat. That’s all!
1,000 pall-bearers took part in the ceremony to carry the coffin of the late king during the funeral ceremony. 葬礼仪式中有1000名抬棺者参与了已故国王的抬棺工作。 Hundreds of foreign dignitaries and thousands of other mourners were present at the Christian burial service, many wearing woven ta...
Chris: The coffin was passed along the organised group of people, so they took turns to carry the coffin. Rosie: And a thousand people to carry the coffin means he really was quite popular. Chris: Well, when he first became king ...
august 1997. her death at 36 led to a huge outpouring of public grief and left her two young sons without a mother. pictures of william and harry walking behind their mother's coffin were watched by an estimated 2.5 billion people around the world. charles and his sons look a...
The coffin will then be flown to London on Tuesday where it will remain at Buckingham Palace before being taken to Westminster Hall to lie in state until the funeral at Westminster Abbey at 11 a.m (1000 GMT) on Sept. 19. MORE: Places the U.S. Government Warns Not to Travel ...