On the same day a commemoration service was held at the Abbey.You are surrounded by history at the Abbey, not like a museum where it’s just displayed, but here you are standing where history has happened.
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Troops of different services marching. At 9.30am the procession of the Regalia started.
He became king when his older brother, Edward VIII, abdicated (resigned) in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson.George was married to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon from 1923 until his death.
Unedited material - Gevacolour. George VI (14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was born Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor.
The funeral service, taken from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, was held at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on 15th February and the king was interred in a vault there. George VI and Queen Elizabeth attend Westminster Abbey's Maundy service, 1946 1841-1910 Select from premium Funeral Of King George Vi of the highest quality. 1660-1727 The funeral service, taken from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, was held at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on 15th February and the king was interred in a vault there.
More high angle shots of parade. This was the day that had originally been chosen for the coronation of Edward VIII before his abdication.
George VI died on 6th February 1952.
Shots of the many wreaths and floral tributes on the grass outside the Church. All the items were then placed ready in position for the service. Shots of various foreign dignitaries in parade.
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Prince Albert, Duke of York, was the second son of On 26th April 1923 (as Duke of York) he was married in Westminster Abbey to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later to become The Queen Mother).
Queen Mary, with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, attended, watching from the Royal Gallery.
Slight mishaps did occur during the service. Faded colour shots surrounding the Funeral of King George VI. George V's other children were Mary, the Princess Royal, Prince Henry William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, George Edward Alexander, Duke of Kent and Prince John Charles Francis. His coffin lay in Westminster Hall where a short service was held and 305,806 people filed past the coffin. Carriages bringing mourners.
London Various high angle shots of funeral parade at various points along route.
The funeral party arrived at Paddington to the refrain of Chopin's Funeral March and the royal train left for Windsor at 1220 GMT. 1865-1936
The Regalia procession made its way from the Chamber through the cloisters into the Abbey. Since the time of Charles II the crowns and other regalia to be used in the ceremony had been brought to the Jerusalem Chamber at the Abbey the evening before and placed in charge of the Dean of Westminster. Ext shots of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
George V acceded to the throne upon the death of his father in 1910.
George VI's sword George VI's mother, Queen Mary, watched from Marlborough House.
1765-1837 Eye witnesses recalled that the overall impression inside the Abbey was colour everywhere, with blue and gold hangings and carpets and crimson robes and uniforms. George V's second son, became George VI in his stead.
His coffin lay in Westminster Hall where a short service was held and 305,806 people filed past the coffin. 1446, citing St George's Chapel, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
He was the king of the United Kingdom from 11 December 1936 until he died.
After a brief service at St George's Chapel the United Kingdom and Commonwealth observed two minutes' silence at 1400 GMT to mark the final passing of their war-time monarch. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Gordon Lang, who performed the ceremony thought the Dean had given him St Edward's Crown the wrong way round, a bishop stepped on the King's train and another put his thumb over the words of the oath when the King was about to read it.George VI died on 6th February 1952.
1738-1820 Staff on duty started work at 4.00am and guests began arriving at 6.00am, many peers carrying sandwiches in their coronets. Funeral of King George VI.
The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II’s younger sister, both died in 2002. She was the first royal bride to lay her wedding bouquet on the grave of the The coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth was held on 12th May 1937. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for George VI (14 Dec 1895–6 Feb 1952), Find a Grave Memorial no. King George VI’s body was moved into a specially constructed annex of the chapel, the King George VI Memorial Chapel, in 1969.