When the Duke of York (later King George VI) married Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon in the Abbey in 1923 as she left she laid her wedding bouquet on the grave as a mark of respect (she had lost a brother ...
The future King George VI – then known as Prince Albert – served in the First World War, an experience that would later influence his leadership during World War II. As a young naval officer, he ...
Pugin and G. Shepherd. This was displayed in the nave for many years and is now kept in the Abbey Library. His widow, Queen Mary, broke a long-standing tradition by attending the coronation of her son ...
The antique necklace, which was also worn at the coronations of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, is set to go under the gavel at Sotheby's Geneva on November 13, with bids accepted from next ...