lying-in-state of George VI

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ceremonial event funerary rite lying in state

The lying-in-state of George VI was the period in 1952 when the late British king’s coffin was ceremonially displayed in Westminster Hall for public mourning before his state funeral.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
lying-in-state of George VI canonical	1
state funeral of George VI	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ceremonial event ⓘ funerary rite ⓘ lying in state ⓘ
attendedBy	British government officials ⓘ foreign dignitaries ⓘ general public ⓘ members of the British royal family ⓘ
ceremonialTradition	British state funeral tradition ⓘ
city	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
coffinContained	remains of George VI ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
denomination	Church of England ⓘ
endDate	1952-02-18 ⓘ
estimatedMourners	hundreds of thousands of people ⓘ
followedBy	state funeral of George VI ⓘ
follows	death of George VI ⓘ
guardedBy	Gentlemen at Arms ⓘ Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ⓘ Household Division ⓘ Royal Company of Archers ⓘ Yeomen of the Guard ⓘ
hasFeature	catafalque in Westminster Hall ⓘ continuous vigil around coffin ⓘ public access for mourners ⓘ
hasMediaCoverage	BBC ⓘ British newspapers ⓘ
hasPurpose	paying respects to deceased monarch ⓘ public mourning ⓘ
hasSubject	George VI ⓘ
hasSymbol	Imperial State Crown ⓘ surface form: Imperial State Crown on coffin royal orb on coffin ⓘ royal sceptre on coffin ⓘ
historicalPeriod	20th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Palace of Westminster ⓘ
location	Palace of Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster Hall
monarchHonoured	George VI ⓘ
monarchSucceededBy	Elizabeth II ⓘ
organisedBy	Earl Marshal ⓘ Royal Household of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Royal Household
partOf	lying-in-state of George VI self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: state funeral of George VI
precededBy	funeral procession to Westminster Hall ⓘ transport of coffin from Sandringham to London ⓘ
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ
similarTo	lying-in-state of Elizabeth II ⓘ lying-in-state of George V ⓘ
startDate	1952-02-15 ⓘ
succeededBy	funeral procession from Westminster Hall to St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle ⓘ
year	1952 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

lying-in-state of Elizabeth II → precedent → lying-in-state of George VI ⓘ

lying-in-state of George VI → partOf → lying-in-state of George VI self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: state funeral of George VI