it’s claimed to have served every PM up until Edward Heath in the 1970s (as such it’s one of the many pubs in London which features division bells, although the function of these has apparently been replaced by an app).
"The procession, through a line of foot guards, every seventh man bearing a torch, the horse guards lining the outside, their officers with drawn sabres and crape sashes on horseback, the drums muffled, the fifes, bells tolling, and minute guns -- all this was very solemn. But the ...
Trumpets sounded, guns were fired from the Tower of London and Hyde Park, and bells rang from churches across the kingdom. (Learn about five fascinating pieces of coronation regalia.) The homage The monarch then ascends the stairs to his or her throne and receives homage. The archbishop and...
A fanfare was played and the abbey's bells rang for two minutes after the crowning, with gun salutes fired from the nearby Horse Guards Parade, the Tower of London and saluting stations across the nation. The King was then enthroned as the archbishop proclaimed: "Stand firm...
The Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames[note 1] in the heart of the London borough of the City of Westminster, close to the historic Westminster Abbey and the government buildings of Whitehall and Downing Street. The name may refer to either of two structures: the Old ...