King George VI was formally crowned on Wednesday, May 12, 1937, at Westminster Abbey in London. The same centuries-old rituals were in place on Saturday for his grandson, Charles III. “At a ...

The crown was officially place on George VI's head on May 12, 1937—the same date that had originally been set for the coronation of his older brother, King Edward VIII (later known as the Duke ...

Coronation of King George Vi on May 12, 1937. Historia/Shutterstock (The service lasted two and a half hours and the king's most difficult moment came when he got to his public oath.

A ceramic mug marking the coronation of King George VI which sat and gathered dust in a loft for over 20 years has been sold for £13,500. The 87-year-old cup was designed by British artist Eric ...

Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - May 12, 1937. George VI was crowned by Archbishop of Canterbury Cosmo Gordon Lang on May 12, 1937.

On May 12, 1937, five months after Edward VIII's abdication, his brother Albert - the stammering Duke of York - was crowned King George VI .

George VI coronation: King George VI, left, on the day of his coronation, May 12, 1937. His daughter, Elizabeth, second from left, would succeed him in 1952 and reign as queen for 70 years.

King George VI was an unlikely monarch – acceding to the throne in 1936 after the abdication of his older brother King Edward VIII, who reigned for less than a year.

George VI coronation: King George VI, left, on the day of his coronation, May 12, 1937. His daughter, Elizabeth, second from left, would succeed him in 1952 and reign as queen for 70 years.

King George VI was formally crowned on Wednesday, May 12, 1937, at Westminster Abbey in London. The same centuries-old rituals were in place on Saturday for his grandson, Charles III. “At a ...