Old Photograph Celebration Of King George VI Coronation Bridge of Allan Scotland

Old photograph of the celebration of King George VI Coronation in Bridge Of Allan near Stirling, Scotland. The coronation of George VI and his wife Elizabeth as king and queen of the British Empire and Commonwealth took place at Westminster Abbey, London, England, on 12 May 1937. King George ascended the throne upon the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, on 11 December 1936, three days before his 41st birthday. Edward's coronation had been planned for 12 May 1937 and it was decided to continue with his brother and sister-in-law's coronation on the same date.



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