| London, Events |
| The State Opening of Parliament, probably in the 1930s. |
| The Guards' Band |
| Beefeaters in Full Dress. |
| The Two MInutes Silence at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, difficult to date but 1920s at a guess. |
| Trooping the Colour on Horse Guard's - an undated postcard. |
| Two postcards of the Coronation of Edward VII, which tookplace on August 9th, 1902. On the left - "Their Majesties in the Coronation Coach passing through Whitehall on their way to Westminster Abbey." - and on the right - "The King and Queen arriving at the Abbey". Both these postcards were mailed on 19th September, 1902, both to the same person, a Special Agent of Police in the 5th Division in Brussels. |
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| The Archbishop of Canterbury crowning King George VI in Westminster Abbey - May 12th 1937. |
| Horse Guard's Parade - Changing the Guard. |
| The Coronation Procession of King George V at Hyde Park - 22 June 1911. |
| postcards of the past |
| Another postcard of George V's Coronation Procession. |
| Another of the 1911 Coronation - not a very good quality image I'm afraid. |
| Almost a quarter of a century later, the King and Queen celebrated their Silver Jubilee. |
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