History Today: How Elizabeth unexpectedly became Queen on African soil
King George VI died in his sleep. It was a defining moment in the British monarchy. Princess Elizabeth, then 25, was in Kenya ...
BBC6d
Two Coronations
The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on 12 May ... potential of television to represent the state in full pomp. Tony Bridgewater, a pioneer from the early Baird days, was given ...
BBC2mon
1937 King George VI Coronation Glass
A celebration glass for the coronation of King George VI. George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and ...
Westminster Abbey3mon
George V
Prince George was created Duke of York in the same year, and was created Prince of Wales in 1901. Edward VII died on 6th May 1910. After his coronation the King and Queen travelled to Delhi where they ...
BBC2mon
The Queen
(Getty Images) Highlights from the Queen’s coronation in Westminster Abbey ... (Footage: ITN Source/ITV Studios) Following the death of King George VI, Princess Elizabeth immediately flew ...