Identity area
Reference code
ITN/5/17/6
Title
King George VI crowning
Date(s)
- 12 May 1937 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 photograph
Context area
Name of creator
(1955 - present)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
After his crowning in Westminster Abbey, on 12 May 1937, King George VI ascended the throne in the Coronation theatre and the Bishops and peers of the realm each performed the act of homage to the King, touching his crown and kissing his left cheek with their hands between the King's hands they pronounced the words of homage. Photo shows: one of the peers clasping the hands of the King as he pronounces the words of homage
ITN Reference: ROYAL/GEOR/2
Agency: Associated Press
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright: Associated Press