[King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret
in their Coronations robes, 12th May, 1937].
London, 1937
The cost of George VI's Coronation was £454,000, more than three times the bill for his father's 1911 ceremony. This was deemed necessary following the abdication of the new King's brother, Edward VIII, which shook the foundations of the British establishment to the core. It was the last great 'Imperial' royal occasion, celebrated throughout the British Empire, which then still included 'the Jewel in the Crown' India. King George and Queen Elizabeth were the last British monarchs to accede to the title Emperor and Empress of India.
Black & white photograph by Dorothy Wilding, signed and dated by the King and Queen, 1937, with Wilding's studio label on the reverse; image: 250 x 200 mm; mounted and framed: 430 x 370 mm
Cf. National Portrait Gallery ref: 29573 for another from the same shoot.
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