The Count of Flanders, the King's third cousin once removed (representing his brother, the King of the Belgians) The Archbishop met the King and Queen on the evening before their coronation, running through the ceremony and explaining the most important parts. He was also concerned about King George's stutter and discussed the matter with Lord Dawson of Penn and Lord Wigram; Lionel Logue was then the King's speech therapist and the Archbishop discussed replacing him, but decided to monitor the King's improvement and Logue remained his therapist. As it happened, the King delivered his speech without stuttering. [9] Construction [ edit ] British Choral Tradition Volume Two – Choirs Royal – Choral Music from the 1937 Coronation". Amphion Recordings. The first part of the service was the recognition, where the Archbishop of Canterbury called for those present to proclaim their recognition of the sovereign as their rightful king. The King was conducted by the Garter King of Arms to St Edward's Chair, and the Archbishop, as tradition dictates, asked: "Sirs, I here present unto you King George, your undoubted King: wherefore all you who are come this day to do your homage and service, are you willing to do the same?" The people replied loudly at each repetition "God save King George". The king then sat in the Chair of Estate and the regalia, except the swords, were laid on the altar. [38] The King then knelt before the altar and swore on the Bible his coronation oath, a copy of which he then signed. [38] The canopy being moved over the King in preparation for the anointing I can only say my heart is very full when this evening I say – God bless & guide & keep your Majesties always. I felt that His Presence was around you this morning – His help assured to you in the Sacraments of Anointing and Communion. He will not fail you in the days to come. Believe me to be Sir and Madam, Your Majesties devoted and affectionate Servant.

The final coronation event was the Review of the Fleet, held on 20 May at Spithead off the coast at Portsmouth. The largest assembly of warships since the coronation review of 1911, it has been described by military historian Hedley Paul Willmott as "the last parade of the Royal Navy as the world's greatest and most prodigious navy". Ten British battleships and battlecruisers were present, and for the first time at a coronation review, four aircraft carriers. [81] Altogether, there were 101 surface warships, 22 submarines and 11 auxiliaries drawn from the Home, Mediterranean and Reserve Fleets. The Review Procession included the royal yacht, HMY Victoria and Albert, two minesweepers and a survey ship. The Commonwealth and Empire were represented by two warships from Canada and one each from New Zealand and India. A large complement of British merchant ships ranging from ocean liners to paddle steamers were also present. [82] Something gets lost in translation when they make the request to the goldsmith,” said Farris. Intended for the fourth ring finger, the ring was instead made for the little finger. Library and Archives Canada, Biography and People > A Real Companion and Friend > Behind the Diary > Politics, Themes, and Events from King's Life > The Royal Tour of 1939, Queen's Printer for Canada, archived from the original on 30 October 2009 , retrieved 12 December 2009Supplement to the London Gazette, 10 November 1937 issue no. 34453, p. 7044" . Retrieved 26 May 2014.

Kelly, Ralph (8 August 2017). "A flag for the Empire" (PDF). The Flag Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2023 . Retrieved 13 August 2023. London Declaration 1949 (PDF), Commonwealth Secretariat, archived (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2012 , retrieved 2 April 2013 The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark and Iceland, the King's second cousins (representing his father, the King of Denmark and Iceland) The Grand Voevod of Alba Julia, the King's double second cousin once removed (representing his father, the King of the Romanians) Royal Burials in the Chapel since 1805, Dean & Canons of Windsor, archived from the original on 27 September 2011 , retrieved 15 February 2010a b c "Queen Mother's Coronation Gown". Royal School of Needlework. 26 May 2021 . Retrieved 2 April 2023. Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family: A Glorious Illustrated History, Dorling Kindersley, 2016, p.118, ISBN 9780241296653 Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, the King's fifth cousin and her husband (representing her mother, the Queen of the Netherlands)

a b " Supplement to the London Gazette, 10 November 1937 issue no. 34453, p. 7038" . Retrieved 26 May 2014. Ziegler, Philip (1990). King Edward VIII: The Official Biography. London: Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-215741-4. Albert and Elizabeth were married on 26 April 1923 in Westminster Abbey. Albert's marriage to someone not of royal birth was considered a modernising gesture. [37] The newly formed British Broadcasting Company wished to record and broadcast the event on radio, but the Abbey Chapter vetoed the idea (although the Dean, Herbert Edward Ryle, was in favour). [38] On the cover of Time, January 1925 The coronation service itself began once the procession into the abbey was over and the King and Queen were seated. Beginning with the recognition, the King then took an oath and was anointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, before being crowned king. As a remnant of the coronation ceremony's feudal origins, the King then received homage from the peers and peeresses of the realm in attendance. From December 1924 to April 1925, the Duke and Duchess toured Kenya, Uganda, and the Sudan, travelling via the Suez Canal and Aden. During the trip, they both went big-game hunting. [39]See also: 1937 Coronation Honours and King George VI Coronation Medal Commemorative stamp, issued in New Zealand. Another stamp, issued by Swaziland. Roberts, Andrew (2000), Antonia Fraser (ed.), The House of Windsor, London: Cassell & Co., pp.57–58, ISBN 978-0-304-35406-1 Lanctot, Gustave (1964), Royal Tour of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Canada and the United States of America 1939, Toronto: E.P. Taylor Foundation

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway, the King's first cousin and second cousin (representing his father, the King of Norway) 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 ] Major (George) Raymond Seymour (1923–2010), grandson of Lord Ismay, and later an assistant private secretary and equerry to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.Beginning in 1909, Albert attended the Royal Naval College, Osborne, as a naval cadet. In 1911 he came bottom of the class in the final examination, but despite this he progressed to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. [12] When his grandfather Edward VII died in 1910, his father became King George V. Prince Edward became Prince of Wales, with Albert second in line to the throne. [13] Weisbrode, Kenneth (2013), Churchill and the King, New York: Viking, pp. 107, 117–118, 148, 154–155, 166. ISBN 978-0670025763. See also: Wedding of Prince Albert and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon The Duke and Duchess of York (centre, reading programmes) at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland, 1927