Event    From 12/5/1937  To 12/5/1937

Coronation of King George VI

Event

George VI's coronation at Westminster Abbey took place on 12 May 1937, the date previously intended for the coronation of his brother King Edward VIII who had abdicated on 10 December 1936.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Coronation of King George VI

Commemorated ati

Coronation of George VI - fig tree

This plaque was planned during turbulent times in the royal-watching communit...

Read More

Hanwell Clock Tower

This clock was erected by the citizens of Ealing to commemorate the coronatio...

Read More

Other Subjects

Theodore, King of Corsica

Theodore, King of Corsica

Adventurer and king. Born Theodor Stephan Freiherr von Neuhoff in Cologne, Germany or Metz, France depending on source. He served in the French army and Swedish diplomatic service and became chargé...

Person, Royalty, Corsica, France, Germany, Sweden

1 memorial
King Charles III

King Charles III

One-time patron of the Goon Show Preservation Society. On the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022, Charles, the longest-serving British heir apparent, went from Prince of W...

Person, Royalty, Seriously Famous

25 memorials
Charles X of France

Charles X of France

Last Bourbon King of France. Born Versailles. With the support of George III, he lived in Edinburgh and London to escape the revolutionary wars in France, 1792 - 1814. The monarchy was restored ...

Person, Royalty, France, Italy, Scotland

1 memorial
Princess Michael of Kent

Princess Michael of Kent

Married to Prince Michael Duke of Kent.

Person, Royalty

1 memorial
Lady Margaret Beaufort

Lady Margaret Beaufort

Mother of Henry VII.  Born Bedfordshire.   As a Tudor matriarch she was important in the Wars of the Roses.  Established a school in Wimboure Dorset and founded two colleges in Cambridge.  Died in ...

Person, Royalty

1 memorial

Previously viewed

Corporation of the City of London

Corporation of the City of London

The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London'. In 2006 the name was changed from just 'Corporation of London' to disti...

Group, Commerce, Politics & Administration

181 memorials