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A depiction of George VI being crowned while wearing the Supertunica, Stole Royal and Robe Royal. The Stole Royal (sometime erroneously called the Armilla) is an item of regalia used during the coronation of a British monarch, similar to the stoles worn as vestments by clergymen.
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English: Royal Family Order of King George VI ribbon bar. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. Русский: Лента Королевского ордена Короля Георга VI.
King Charles is taking a moment to wish a very happy birthday to his oldest son, Prince William. Today, the Prince of Wales turns 41 years old. In honor of the celebratory occasion, the monarch ...
George V's was pale blue. George VI's was rose pink. Each contained a portrait of the king in uniform. The reverse of the order contains the royal cypher of the sovereign. Edward VIII, king for less than a year, did not issue a family order. The Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II depicts her in evening dress wearing the ribbon and star of the ...
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Around the rim of the medal is the inscription "GEORGE VI QVEEN ELIZABETH". The garter-blue ribbon is 1.25 inches (32 mm) wide, with a 3 millimetres wide white band, a 2½ millimetres wide red band and a 1½ millimetres wide white band, repeated in reverse order and separated by an 18 millimetres wide garter-blue band. The medal was awarded ...
He was interred initially in the Royal Vault until he was transferred to the King George VI Memorial Chapel inside St George's on 26 March 1969. [118] In 2002, fifty years after his death, the remains of his widow, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and the ashes of his younger daughter, Princess Margaret, who both died that year, were interred ...