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In 1929 and 1935 King George V was too ill to attend; in 1951 King George VI was too ill to attend; in 1959 and 1963 Queen Elizabeth II was pregnant and did not attend. In each of these years Lords Commissioners were appointed to preside over the opening, with the speech being read by the Presiding Commissioner (namely the Lord Chancellor). The ...
Watch live as King Charles travels in procession to the State Opening of Parliament ahead of his speech on Tuesday (7 November).. The King will open Parliament for the first time as monarch with a ...
The King, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex walk behind the Queen’s coffin during the procession from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles’ Cathedral (Jon Super/PA)
Following the trooping at the Horse Guards Parade, the royal family took part in the return procession that escorted them back to Buckingham Palace. The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41 gun salute from St James' Park while at the Tower of London , the Honourable Artillery Company fired 62 guns. [ 2 ]
Entry of John II of France and Joan I of Auvergne into Paris after their coronation at Reims in 1350, later manuscript illumination by Jean Fouquet. The ceremonies and festivities accompanying a formal entry by a ruler or their representative into a city in the Middle Ages and early modern period in Europe were known as the royal entry, triumphal entry, or Joyous Entry. [1]
Footage has been released of the Armed Forces taking part in some of their final rehearsals for King Charles III's coronation procession next weekend. The full rehearsal took place at RAF Odiham ...
At coronations, the peers who carry regalia in the procession (and others with particular roles in the service) were expected to have their own pages in attendance. These pages are directed to wear "the same pattern of clothes as the Pages of Honour wear, but of the Livery colour of the Lords they attend...
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