The

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and his wife

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and

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of the

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and the British

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s, and as Emperor and Empress of India, took place at

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, London, on Thursday 22 June 1911. This was the second of four such events held during the 20th century and the last to be attended by royal representatives of the great continental European empires.

Preparations

Planning

The overall planning of the coronation was theoretically the role of the

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, a hereditary office held by the

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for several centuries. At the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902, the driving force had been

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in his capacity as Secretary to the

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, a position which had since been filled by Sir

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. However, in the interim, the Earl Marshal,

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, had reasserted his ancient right to organise the great state events, despite having a personal dislike of ceremonial and having little capability as an organiser. The Earl Marshal had no permanent staff and was obliged to appoint a new one for each event. This arrangement had proved highly unsatisfactory for

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, when the ceremonial directions were found to be full of errors and had to be rewritten by courtiers on the previous evening, the printed order of service was wrong, and the seating of guests was alleged to be "a mosaic of indecision and confusion". King George described Norfolk as "a charming, honourable, straightforward little gentleman, the finest in the world. But as a man of business he is absolutely impossible". Despite the objections of the

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and the Duke of Norfolk, a compromise was reached at the insistence of the

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, whereby Norfolk would be chairman of the Coronation Executive Committee, but the detailed work would be done by the professional staff of the Office of Works rather than by Norfolk's appointees.

Infrastructure

As with all modern British coronations, a temporary extension or annexe was built at the west front of

to allow the forming up of the processions before their entry into the church. As in the 1902 coronation, it was designed by the architect Alfred Young Nutt in the

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style, matching the architecture of the abbey itself. Inside the abbey, the traditional ceremonial areas known as the theatre and the sacrarium had to be constructed, along with the galleries and boxes to accommodate the congregation. Following the arrangements for 1902, it was decided to limit the congregation to 6,000, far fewer than at earlier coronations. More than 50

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s were erected along the route of the processions, varying in size from seating 250 to 3,500 spectators each. The construction of these required 2,100 Imperial tons (2,134 tonnes) of timber and 70 tons (71 tonnes) of bolts, nails and screws.The Dominion, p. 8

Festival of Empire

The Festival of Empire opened on 12 May 1911 at

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in London, an

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of British and Imperial trade and culture to celebrate the upcoming coronation.

The service

The order of service was prepared by

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, the

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librarian, an eccentric character who was an antiquarian and

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scholar. He was supervised by

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, the

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, who insisted that innovation be balanced by tradition. In fact, there was little change from the 1902 coronation, or at least that which had been intended, since the service had been shortened because of Edward's poor health. Randall Davidson, who as the

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, had largely compiled the 1902 coronation service, was now

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. Davidson sought the advice of

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, a liturgist from

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. The main changes were to the words spoken at the actual crowning, which replaced those first used at the coronation of James II with a translation of the simpler medieval form, and the coronation

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, which had been omitted in 1902, was reintroduced for the last time, but in a shorter form. The service was conducted by Davidson, including the crowning of the queen, which in 1902 had been delegated to the

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Music

The Director of Music, as in 1902, was Sir

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. As at the previous event, Bridge aimed to produce a celebration of four hundred years of English music, including work by

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and

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. Bridge himself wrote a new

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, ''Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous'', the

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solo for which was performed by

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. The organist was

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, who also wrote a new setting for the ''

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''. Sir

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wrote an orchestral introduction for his setting of

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, ''I Was Glad'' which had made a great impact at the 1902 coronation, and also a new setting of the ''

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'', which was less well received, perhaps because the choir was exhausted at the end of the three-hour service. More successful was a new setting of the ''

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'' by

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which was also used at the coronations of 1937 and 1953. New orchestral music included a ''Coronation March'' by

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, who despite being awarded the

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in the coronation

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, inexplicably refused to attend in person.

The Processions-in-State

The processions to the Abbey

The first of three processions left

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at 9:30 am. It consisted of representatives of foreign royal families and governments, carried in fourteen carriages. The second procession had five state

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s for members of the British royal family; the fifth contained the King and Queen's children, the

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, Princess Mary and the young Princes

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and

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. The third procession brought the officers of state in a further four carriages and the twenty-fifth and final carriage, the

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carrying the King and Queen. They were surrounded by equerries, '' aides-de-camp'' and the commanders of the armed forces mounted on horseback, all escorted by

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, colonial and Indian cavalry and the

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The return processions

Following the coronation service, the three processions returned to the palace in reverse order and by an extended route, passing through Pall Mall,

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and Constitution Hill. Some 45,000 soldiers and sailors from across the empire either participated in the procession or lined the route. After the end of the procession, there was an unexpected innovation, the appearance of the King and Queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. This created such excitement that the soldiers outside the palace broke ranks and joined in the cheering. According to one account, "some of them put their helmets on their rifles and waved them vigorously aloft". That evening, the principal buildings in central London were illuminated with strings of electric lights until 12:30 am. Royal Progress, London, 1911 (LOC) (2163698472)

Royal Progress, London, 1911 (LOC) (2163698472)

The royal progress through the City

On the following day, the return procession was reconstituted for a further parade through the streets of the capital, this time passing along The Strand and into the

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, past

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, across the

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, along

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, back over

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and finally returning up The Mall to Buckingham Palace. Instead of the Gold Coach, the king and queen were driven in an open landau. The place of the foreign royalty was taken by Indian princes and colonial rulers. This time, 55,000 troops were on duty.

The Coronation Review of the Fleet

On 24 June, the King and Queen attended the Coronation Review of the Fleet at

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between the

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and the

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. The

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had 167 warships in attendance, together with 18 ships from foreign navies; they were arranged in five lines, each 6 miles (10 kilometres) in length, through which the royal party steamed in review, aboard the

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, . The crowd of spectators ashore was estimated to number a quarter of a million.

The Delhi Coronation Durbar

On 11 November 1911, the King and Queen left Portsmouth aboard bound for the

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. Arriving in Bombay (present day

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) on 2 December, they reached

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by train on 7 December for a ceremonial state entry. The ''

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'' itself was on 12 December, attended by an estimated 100,000 people, both watching and participating.

Guests

British Royal Family

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, ''the King and Queen's son'' * The Prince Albert, ''the King and Queen's son'' * The Princess Mary, ''the King and Queen's daughter'' * The Prince Henry, ''the King and Queen's son'' * The Prince George, ''the King and Queen's son'' *

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and The Duke of Fife, ''the King's sister and brother-in-law'' ** Princess Alexandra, ''the King's niece'' ** Princess Maud, ''the King's niece'' * The Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Duchess of Edinburgh), ''the King's paternal aunt by marriage'' **

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and Crown Prince of Romania, ''the King's first cousin and her husband'' (representing the

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) *

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and

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, ''the King's paternal aunt and uncle'' **

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, ''the King's first cousin'' **

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, ''the King's first cousin'' **

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, ''the King's first cousin'' * The Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll and The Duke of Argyll, ''the King's paternal aunt and uncle'' * The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, ''the King's paternal uncle and aunt'' **

and

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, ''the King's first cousin and her husband'' (representing the

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) **

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, ''the King's first cousin'' **

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, ''the King's first cousin'' * The Dowager Duchess of Albany, ''the King's paternal aunt by marriage'' **

and

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, ''the King's first cousin and the Queen's brother'' ** The Duke and

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(Duke and Duchess of Albany), ''the King's first cousin and second cousin'' * Princess Henry of Battenberg, ''the King's paternal aunt'' ** Prince Alexander of Battenberg, ''the King's first cousin'' **

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, ''the King's first cousin'' ** Prince Maurice of Battenberg, ''the King's first cousin'' *

and

Prince Louis of Battenberg Admiral of the Fleet Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, (24 May 185411 September 1921), formerly Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg, was a British naval officer and German prince related by marriage to the British ...

, ''the King's first cousin and her husband'' ** Louise Mountbatten, Princess Louise of Battenberg, ''the King's first cousin once removed'' ** George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, Prince George of Battenberg, ''the King's first cousin once removed'' * Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, The Duke and Margaret Cambridge, Marchioness of Cambridge, Duchess of Teck, ''the Queen's brother and sister-in-law'' ** George Cambridge, 2nd Marquess of Cambridge, Prince George of Teck, ''the Queen's nephew'' ** Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (sportswoman), Princess Mary of Teck, ''the Queen's niece'' ** Lady Helena Gibbs, Princess Helena of Teck, ''the Queen's niece'' * Princess Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, ''widow of the King's Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, half-first cousin once removed'' ** Lady Feodora Gleichen, Countess Feodora Gleichen, ''the King's half-second cousin'' ** Lord Edward Gleichen, Count Edward Gleichen, ''the King's half-second cousin'' ** Countess Valda Machel, ''the King's half-second cousin'' ** Lady Helena Gleichen, Countess Helena Gleichen, ''the King's half-second cousin'' * Aubrey FitzClarence, 4th Earl of Munster, The Earl of Munster, ''the King's third cousin'' * Lt. Col. Charles FitzClarence, ''the King's third cousin''

Foreign royals

* Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, The German Crown Prince and Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Crown Princess, ''the King's first cousin once removed and his wife'' (representing the Wilhelm II, German Emperor, German Emperor) * Princess Charlotte of Prussia, The Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen, ''the King's first cousin'' (representing the Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen) * Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929), Prince Henry of Prussia, ''the King's first cousin'' * Princess Margaret of Prussia, The Hereditary Princess and Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, Prince of Hesse, ''the King's first cousin and her husband'' * Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, The Grand Duke and Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine, ''the King's first cousin and his wife'' * Christian X of Denmark, The Crown Prince of Denmark, ''the King's first cousin'' (representing the Frederick VIII of Denmark, King of Denmark) * Constantine I of Greece, The Duke and Sophia of Prussia, Duchess of Sparta, ''the King's first cousins'', (representing the George I of Greece, King of the Hellenes) ** George II of Greece, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, ''the King's double first cousin once removed'' * Prince George of Greece and Denmark, Prince and Marie Bonaparte, Princess George of Greece and Denmark, ''the King's first cousin and his wife'' * Princess Marie Louise of Hanover, Princess and Prince Maximilian of Baden, ''the King's first cousin and her husband'' (representing the Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden, Grand Duke of Baden) * The Hereditary Prince of Hanover, ''the King's first cousin'' * Princess Alexandra of Hanover (1882–1963), The Grand Duchess and Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, ''the King's first cousin and her husband'' * Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover and Cumberland, ''the King's first cousin'' * Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, ''the Queen's first cousin'' ** Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, The Crown Princess and Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro, Crown Prince of Montenegro, ''the Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband'' (representing the Nicholas I of Montenegro, King of Montenegro) ** Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, The Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, ''the Queen's first cousin once removed'' * Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, ''the King's second cousin once removed'' ** Prince Leopold Clement of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, ''the King's third cousin'' * Ernst Günther II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, ''the King's third cousin'' * Boris III of Bulgaria, The Prince of Tarnovo, ''the King's third cousin'' (representing the Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Tsar of Bulgaria) * Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, Duke Albrecht of Württemberg, ''the King's third cousin'' (representing the William II of Württemberg, King of Württemberg) * Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin, The Crown Prince of the Ottoman Empire (representing the Mehmed V, Ottoman Sultan) * Charles I of Austria, Archduke Karl of Austria (representing the Franz Joseph I of Austria, Austrian Emperor) * Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (1869–1931), The Duke and Princess Hélène of Orléans, Duchess of Aosta (representing the Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, King of Italy) * Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia (representing the Nicholas II of Russia, Tsar of Russia) * Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria, Infante Ferdinand of Spain (representing the Alfonso XIII, King of Spain) * Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito, Prince and Princess Higashifushimi of Japan (representing the Emperor Meiji, Emperor of Japan) * Alexander I of Yugoslavia, The Crown Prince of Serbia (representing the Peter I of Serbia, King of Serbia) * Chakrabongse Bhuvanath, Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath of Siam (representing the Vajiravudh, King of Siam) * Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria (representing the Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Prince Regent of Bavaria) * Prince Johann Georg of Saxony, Prince and Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1874–1947), Princess Johann Georg of Saxony (representing the Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, King of Saxony) * Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, The Prince of the Netherlands (representing the Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Queen of the Netherlands) * Zaizhen, Prince Zaizhen of China (representing the Puyi, Emperor of China) * Kassa Haile Darge, Prince Kassa Haile Darge of Ethiopia (representing the Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia) * Mohammed Ali Tewfik, Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik of Egypt (representing the Abbas II of Egypt, Khedive of Egypt and Sudan) * Louis II, Prince of Monaco, The Hereditary Prince of Monaco (representing the Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Prince of Monaco) * Madho Rao Scindia, Maharaja of Gwalior State, Gwalior * Pratap Singh of Idar, Pratap Singh, Maharaja of Idar State, Idar * Ganga Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner State, Bikaner King George V Coronation Medal

Other dignitaries

* John Hays Hammond (representing the William Howard Taft, President of the United States) * Major General Adolphus Greely of the United States Army * Vice admiral#France, Vice-Admiral Fauques de Jonquieres (representing the French Republic) * Monsignor Pope Pius XII, Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (representing the Holy See)

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* * *Matthew, H. C. G. (September 2004; online edition May 2009) ''George V (1865–1936)'', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33369, retrieved 1 May 2010 (Subscription required) * * * * *

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