The Coronation Book of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

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He was succeeded by his next younger brother, George VI. Before his accession, George had been known as Prince Albert, Duke of York; his regnal name was chosen in honour of his late father. In 1923, he had married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the daughter of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy (1916–2008), daughter of the Duke of Northumberland; she later became the Duchess of Hamilton. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q " Supplement to the London Gazette, 10 November 1937 issue no. 34453, p. 7043" . Retrieved 26 May 2014. Although the reign of the British monarch begins on his or her succession to the throne, the coronation service marks their formal investiture. In 1937, the ceremony was organised by a Coronation Committee, established by the Privy Council and chaired by the Lord President of the Council, a political appointment; its central component, the Executive Committee, was chaired by the Duke of Norfolk, who inherited the office of Earl Marshal, which carries with it, by convention, the responsibility for the organisation and coordination of the coronation ceremony. [3] [4] Preparation [ edit ] Planning [ edit ]

History of the BBC - Thomas Woodrooffe at the [sic] Coronation Fleet Review 20 May 1937". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 3 June 2014. Petrocelli, P. (2007). William Walton and the Violin Concerto in England between the 1900 and 1940, Universal Publishers ( ISBN 1-59942-654-4) George VI's coronation at Westminster Abbey took place on 12 May 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In a break with tradition, his mother Queen Mary attended the ceremony in a show of support for her son. [60] There was no Durbar held in Delhi for George VI, as had occurred for his father, as the cost would have been a burden to the Government of India. [61] Rising Indian nationalism made the welcome that the royal party would have received likely to be muted at best, [62] and a prolonged absence from Britain would have been undesirable in the tense period before the Second World War. Two overseas tours were undertaken, to France and to North America, both of which promised greater strategic advantages in the event of war. [63] By contrast, George IV’s successor, the parsimonious William IV, had such a scaled down ceremony in 1831 that it was dubbed the “Half Crown-nation”. Brooks, Xan (28 February 2011), "Colin Firth takes the best actor crown at the Oscars", The Guardian , retrieved 17 August 2022Heathcote, Tony (2012), The British Field Marshals: 1736–1997: A Biographical Dictionary, Casemate Publisher, ISBN 978-1783461417, archived from the original on 29 July 2016 , retrieved 18 March 2016

The Crown Prince of Greece, the King's double second cousin (representing his brother, the King of the Hellenes)

Rhodes James, Robert (1998). A Spirit Undaunted: The Political Role of George VI. London: Little, Brown and Co. ISBN 978-0-316-64765-6. The Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, the King's maternal uncle and aunt (also first cousin once removed)