coronation of George VI

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coronation state ceremony

The coronation of George VI was the 1937 ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London formally crowning King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as monarchs of the United Kingdom and the British Empire.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Coronation of George VI	1
Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth	1
Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth	1
anointing of George VI	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coronation ⓘ state ceremony ⓘ
associatedWith	British Empire ⓘ Commonwealth realms ⓘ
broadcastBy	BBC ⓘ
broadcastMedium	radio ⓘ
category	1937 in London ⓘ George VI ⓘ surface form: George VI of the United Kingdom Royal ceremonies in the United Kingdom ⓘ
ceremonialRole	formal investiture of George VI as king ⓘ formal investiture of Queen Elizabeth as queen consort ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
day	12 ⓘ
denomination	Church of England ⓘ
followedBy	coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ surface form: coronation of Elizabeth II
follows	Coronation of George V ⓘ surface form: coronation of George V
hasAnointing	coronation of George VI self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: anointing of George VI
hasCause	abdication of Edward VIII ⓘ
hasConsortCrowned	Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ⓘ surface form: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
hasCrowning	crowning of George VI ⓘ crowning of Queen Elizabeth ⓘ
hasMonarchCrowned	George VI ⓘ
hasMusicBy	Edward Elgar ⓘ George Frideric Handel ⓘ Hubert Parry ⓘ William Walton ⓘ
hasOath	Coronation Oath ⓘ surface form: Coronation Oath of George VI
hasParticipant	foreign dignitaries ⓘ members of the British royal family ⓘ members of the House of Lords ⓘ representatives of the Dominions ⓘ senior military officers ⓘ
hasProcession	coronation procession of George VI ⓘ
hasSubject	George VI ⓘ Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ⓘ surface form: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
hasTitle	coronation of George VI self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
language	English ⓘ
location	London, England ⓘ surface form: London Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster Abbey
month	May ⓘ
officiatedBy	Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ Cosmo Gordon Lang ⓘ
partOf	history of the British Empire ⓘ history of the United Kingdom ⓘ
pointInTime	12 May 1937 ⓘ
religion	Anglicanism (broadly) ⓘ surface form: Anglicanism
replaces	planned coronation of Edward VIII ⓘ
significantEventFor	reign of George VI ⓘ reign of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother ⓘ
usesBuilding	Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ surface form: Coronation Theatre of Westminster Abbey
usesRegalia	Coronation Chair ⓘ Imperial State Crown ⓘ Sceptre with the Cross ⓘ Sceptre with the Dove ⓘ Sovereign's Orb ⓘ St Edward's Crown ⓘ
year	1937 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Coronation of George V → followedBy → coronation of George VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth

coronation of George VI → hasAnointing → coronation of George VI self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: anointing of George VI

coronation of George VI → hasTitle → coronation of George VI self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

coronation of Queen Elizabeth II → precededBy → coronation of George VI ⓘ

St Edward's Crown → usedIn → coronation of George VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coronation of George VI