THE LYING IN STATE OF GEORGE V [GEORGE V (1865-1936, King of Great Britain) & MARY (of Teck, 1867-1953, his Queen)]

"Ceremonial to be observed at the removal of the remains of His Late Majesty King George the Fifth of Blessed Memory from King's Cross Railway Station to Westminster Hall" from the Earl Marshal, Lord Norfolk, giving detailed instructions for the removal of the coffin to Westminster Hall and the positions of the dignitaries during the procession, folded folio with the Royal Coat of Arms on the front together with the Printed Form of Service, printed by Harrison and Sons, for the service that was said when the late King was taken to Westminster hall, folded 8vo., 23rd January

At the procession to George's lying in state in Westminster Hall part of the Imperial State Crown fell from on top of the coffin and landed in the gutter as the cortège turned into New Palace Yard. The new king, Edward VIII, saw it fall and wondered whether it was a bad omen for his new reign. As a mark of respect to their father, George's four surviving sons, Edward, Albert, Henry, and George, mounted the guard, known as the Vigil of the Princes, at the catafalque on the night before the funeral. The vigil was not repeated until the death of George's daughter-in-law, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, in 2002. George V was interred at St George's Chapel, Windsor

Item Date:  1936

Stock No:  39541      £175

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