American Reacts Coronation of King George VI: Westminster Abbey 1937

[@claregale9011]

Love it , I'm old school and very proud to be british and I love my country with its history old buildings , traditions , ceremonies it's just part of our culture and we are bloody good at it . 😊

[@annemariefleming]

And it works for us. That matters.

[@robertlangley1664]

It matter to me a proud British man

[@juliaperry2812]

we have a very rich history, its a shame the young people of this country are more interested in celebrity, they should be taught in school of all the traditions how old they are and what they mean. we were invaded so much but each time the invaders contributed to our history and culture and made us what we are

[@gordonsmith8899]

@@juliaperry2812 A very good point Julia, so many of the younger people have been infected by the shallow cult of celebrity.

[@paulthomas-hh2kv]

We not allowed to think that way these days. You will be condemned 😂

[@keith.morgan]

The lady between the king and queen on the balcony was the kings mother Queen Mary. It is her crown that Camilla will use at the coronation. If you notice she is wearing a 2 drop diamond brooch in the centre of her chest, these are the cullinen 2 & 3 diamonds. These are going to be placed in Camilla's crown. The cullinen 1 diamond is the big one you like in the kings sceptre 😅

[@steelcrown7130]

Thanks, this was great to watch. My grandparents were there, and actually got a mention early in the film ("Mr Lyons of Australia..."). After the coronation the fabric hangings you can see in the Abbey were sold off. Nannie and Grandad bought some and I have a piece hanging framed in my dining room.

[@NeckasFBIAgent]

That’s amazing, you are very lucky to have that family heirloom

[@steelcrown7130]

@@NeckasFBIAgent Yes you are right and I certainly realise that I am very lucky to have it. I am particularly lucky because my grandparents had 11 surviving children and those children had many children themselves, so for me to end up with a piece is pretty amazing.

[@Steve-gc5nt]

George VI was a good man and a fine King.

[@jkpole]

When you say every person has a whole life story, it is so true in a way I have never thought of before....... Thank You for giving me an insight I never had

[@johncollectsstamps]

Albert never wanted to be king, and wasn't raised to be. After his brother Daviid (who used the reginal name Edward VIII) abdicated, it was thrust upon him. Albert took the Reginal name of George VI, and proved to be a worthy monarch, despite his reluctance for the role. His leadership and empathy for the people was felt during WWII, especially when he chose to stay in London, despite the bombing campaigns by the Germans. He suffered ill-health, hence his rather premature death, but I think he is fondly remembered for his service, he was always a dignified character who did his duty.

[@stirlingmoss4621]

Great ! Been waiting for you to review this one for ever...!!

[@michaelmaehle1433]

A Regent is someone who rules on behalf of the Sovereign in the event of incapacity or not being of age to rule. When King George III was suffering from madness, his son Prince George ruled in his place until George III died. That period was called "The Regency". On a side note, Prince George (later George IV) is the "Georgie Porgie" of the nursery rhyme who "kissed the girls and made them cry". The term "Regnant" is usually only applied to a female Sovereign (Queen Regnant) to distinguish the title "Queen" from a Consort (Spouse of a King). So, Queens Elizabeth I, Anne, Victoria and Elizabeth II were Queens Regnant. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Queen Mary were Queens Consort.

[@chrislawley6801]

Rex is Latin for King whilst Regina is Latin for Queen I think

[@jkpole]

Bless you Connor... you are ALWAYS respectful

[@Alex_186]

30:56 from left to right and their relation to King George VI: - Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester (sister-in-law of King George VI) - His Royal Highness Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (younger brother of King George VI) - Her Majesty Queen Mary (mother of King George VI) - His Majesty King George VI - Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret (younger daughter of King George VI) - Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth (eldest daughter of King George VI and the future Queen Elizabeth II) - Her Majesty The Queen (wife of King George VI) - His Royal Highness Prince George, Duke of Kent (younger brother of King George VI) - Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent (sister-in-law of King George VI) - Her Majesty Queen Maud of Norway (aunt of King George VI)

[@lyndarichardson4744]

Is that in the larger group photo?

[@IsraelShekelberg]

You might like the movie 'The King's Speech". It's about George's speech coach who helped him with this coronation (because George stuttered). It also gives a rather unflattering view of his predecessor Edward VIII, the one who married the American.

[@jonathangoll2918]

At that stage the Royal Family were mainly the brothers and sisters of the new King ( and therefore the aunts and uncles of Queen Elizabeth II). The eldest brother, who had briefly been King Edward VIII ( but was now called the Duke of Windsor) wasn't present. But the other two surviving brothers Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and his wife Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, George, Duke of Kent (tragically killed during the War), and his wife Marina, Duchess of Kent, are on the photos. George VI's daughters, the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, were escorted into the Abbey by the only sister, Mary, Princess Royal. The King's mother, the formidable Queen Mary, is also there. ( A little known fact is that she was one-quarter Hungarian. ) Her husband had been King George V; his sister Maud, Queen of Norway, was also present.

[@Pluggit1953]

Margaret was Elizabeth’s sister. Anne is the daughter of the late Queen.

[@archiebald4717]

Some years ago, the High Court of India ruled that the Kohinor diamond was gifted, not stolen or seized. Southern Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe, Northern Rhodesia is now Zambia.

[@davidfoster8503]

Excellent reaction. The striations on the image are because the coronation was recorded on film. Video was not invented until around 1960

[@magnolia7277]

Great reaction, yes, I do think about people in the same way you do, if I see a name on an antique or a shop sign in an old photo, I have to go onto ancestry or the british newspaper archives and see if I can find them. It rained on this coronation and Elizabeth's...that I watched on our 9" tv! I wonder if it will rain on Charles's. Love you Connor and your 'interuptions'.

[@gordonsmith8899]

30:30The little girl on the right is Princess Margaret, the second daughter of King George VI. 30:59 Far left is Princess Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester standing next to her husband, Prince Henry, the Duke of Gloucester*. Next is Queen Mary, the widow of King George V; King George VI with his daughters, Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth in front of him: Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Consort: Prince George, the Duke of Kent* next to his wife, Princess Marina of Greece; the lady on the far right I think is Princess Mary, the Princess Royal* * The brothers and sister of King George VI. The Duke of Kent died in WW2

[@johntomlinson6849]

The lady on the far right is Queen Maud of Norway. She is the grandmother of the present King of Norway and died the following year - 1938. As a daughter of Edward VII, she was a sister-in-law to Queen Mary. It's puzzling why Princess Mary isn't in shot.

[@auldfouter8661]

Princess Margaret got married on the 6th of May 1960 , so the latest coronation happens to fall on her wedding anniversary. My mother couldn't watch Margaret's wedding , as she was giving birth to my wee brother that day !

[@gordonsmith8899]

@@johntomlinson6849 I beg to differ John, why would Queen Mary's sister in law be included in what was otherwise a photograph of the king with his immediate family?

[@johntomlinson6849]

@@gordonsmith8899 I posted a reply which this site seems to have deleted. Instead, google "coronation group 1937 queen maud" and look at images. It is Queen Maud. Princess Mary is there but on the extreme left and out of shot in the film that Connor is reacting to at 30.59

[@gordonsmith8899]

@@johntomlinson6849 My assumption was based on probability John - as the brothers were there. Thank you for putting the record straight.

[@MC1968Cathy]

Just like to add have you seen Kings Troop prepare for 6 gun salute video, simultaneous 6 gun rounds will be a big bang timed to when the Crown is placed on the Kings head.

[@angelabushby1891]

The King did well at his Coronation as he had a very bad stutter,he had to learn to control it with a speech therapist.

[@anne-louisegoldie]

George VI was the brother of the King who abdicated to be with Wallis Simpson, so he had to become the new Monarch. He was the 'Spare' (like Prince Harry was until William had a child) 😊xx

[@dyread]

I don't think he was a spare as he had 3 other brothers. Unless they were all spares.

[@gillcawthorn7572]

@@dyread `Spare` is the designation of the next one in the line of succession ,after the Heir.

[@dyread]

@@gillcawthorn7572 if something happens to the heir and the spare then there is a spare spare, and in their case they had 4 spare spares.

[@juliaperry2812]

George 5th had five sons and one daughter, John died as a teenager, George duke of kent was killed in an air crash in WW2 David [Edward 8TH] Bertie [George 6th] and Henry Duke of Gloucester, Henry was the last remaining sibling, died l974

[@gemini802]

​@@dyread can you imagine the remaining three brothers writing a book called spare lol

[@dameinnoble3995]

In the last image of the family you have , King George VI, Queen Consort Elizabeth (the future Queen Mother), Princess Elizabeth (the future Elizabeth II), Princess Margaret Rose, Dowager Queen Mary (The Kings Mother) behind her are The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester (The Kings brother) beside Queen Elizabeth are The Duke and Duchess of Kent (The Kings brother) and Queen Consort Maud of Norway (The Kings Aunt). Yes Camilla is a Queen Consort the same as the wives of King George VI (Elizabeth) and George V (Mary), it is correct to also just call a Queen Consort, The Queen.

[@annemariefleming]

On the balcony... all the major figures are in the front row...left to right: Queen Elizabeth who became the Queen Mother, her daughter who became Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Mary (The mother of the new King, ), Princess Margaret, the King's younger daughter, and His Majesty the King.

[@annpartoon5300]

THank you I was not born then but my mom and dad would have gone to the cinema to see this love you for being so interested in our past

[@juliaperry2812]

If the queen had died first Philip would have remained duke of edinburgh, that was his title given to him on the day he got married, as he gave up all his greek/danish royal titles but remained a prince being the son of prince andrew of greece, that is why is was called prince philip as he was a greek prince born in crete

[@gordonsmith8899]

He gave up his Greek titles on becoming a British national. He was given the title of Prince of the United Kingdom in the middle 50's by the Queen. Unofficially Philip was referred to as "Prince" Philip by the British public since he married the then Princess Elizabeth in 1947.

[@paulwright9749]

Bit of trivia - once the sovereign signs the oath with their people, they never sign any other contract for the rest of their lives. That is the only contract they sign

[@markflint2629]

The diamond was bought for 150, 000 pounds as nobody else could afford it, was not stolen it was on the market for2 years until 1907

[@worthatronproduction]

The scratches are made when the film rubs together in the development fluids. It gains extra scratches over the years from general wear and tear the more it's used.

[@daniel_sc1024]

Regnant: reigning. Exercising power. Regent: in a monarchy, a person appointed temporarily to rule on behalf of the sovereign, because the sovereign is a minor, incapacitated, or otherwise incapable of exercising their duties.

[@cpmahon]

Hearing the commentary I can't imagine why I'm thinking of Mr Cholmondley-Warner!!!

[@claregale9011]

The Queen mother was stunning and very regal in her manner . I think she was 101 yrs old when she died.

[@juliaperry2812]

she was she died about a month after Margaret in 2002, losing a child was too much, it was the year of the queens golden jubilee

[@gordonsmith8899]

9:38 Princess Elizabeth of York (later Queen Elizabeth II) and her sister Margaret with their aunt Princess Mary, The Princess Royal. 23:36 Prince George, The Duke of Kent, the King's brother - he was killed in WW2

[@jacquelinepearson2288]

Edward VIII was the elder brother of George VI (Queen Elizabeth's father). Edward VIII abdicated before he had his coronation.

[@auldfouter8661]

Edward's Coronation was being planned in 1936. When he abdicated in December 1936 , they just ran with the same date etc for his wee brother.

[@imsiimsi12341]

Never ever seen this film The Queens saw both on TV and then the parade which went past my house then ran all the way to watch the balcony appearance I was 13 Never ever forgotten it

[@francesthompson593]

Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret her younger Sister. The white haired lady wearing the Crown was Queen Mary King George’s Mother!

[@EK-kd3qe]

On the balcony, Margaret was the kid next to Queen Elizabeth II. She was younger than Elizabeth.

[@JJ-of1ir]

In actual fact the jewel you think is controversial was gifted to the Royal family by India when they were part of our Empire.

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

"Gifted" when we went over there and killed a bunch of people and colonised India 😂😂😂 thank God you're not a historian.

[@juliaperry2812]

Victoria was empress of India, but not sure if it was given to her or her son Edward, but it was never stolen, I read recently the descendants of the Maharajah who gave it have said they want to stay here where it is being cared for and is on show to the public

[@jonathangoll2918]

The difficulty was that the son of the the last Sikh Emperor was sort of adopted by Queen Victoria after the defeat of that empire, although there was later a falling out. He gave the Koh-i-Noor to Queen Victoria; some say it was under duress.

[@lesleygore5106]

Thank you for reacting to HRH King George vi coronation.Most only do the late Queen Elizabeths coronation. It has much importance because he's about to help his country through 2 world wars, he was a strong King.

[@Barbara.Lerner.Spectre]

The First World War had already happened at this point.

[@paulmarkwilkinson8778]

He already did

[@gordonsmith8899]

@@paulmarkwilkinson8778 A small point Lesley: the title of a king and queen is HM (His or Her Majesty) HRH (His or Her Royal Highness is the title of a prince/princess

[@richardwest6358]

ONE world war. He served in WW1

[@gordonsmith8899]

@@richardwest6358 Yes, he served in the Royal Navy. He was present at the Battle of Jutland.

[@tracyjacobs7862]

You can't argue with 1000 years of history 👑

[@cheryla7480]

Your ID was a bit off you got Princess Elizabeth right, the little girl to her left was Princess Margaret. The tall imposing lady in the middle was Queen Mary ( George VI’s mother, and grandma to the two princesses ).

[@robertlangley1664]

The King and Queen and Royal Family who never abandoned our country for safety in the second World WAR and stayed with the people . And some people will say what’s the point it’s our heritage and we will never give that up ,that’s what’s sets us a part from all these other countries they just do not come close to what we have ,it’s our history going back over one thousand years

[@philhallbrook7008]

You're getting excited cos that's what we're here for Connor.

[@dameinnoble3995]

A Queen Mother is actually traditionally called a Queen Dowager, when Elizabeth II was crowned, her grandmother Queen Mary (consort of George V)was still alive so Queen Consort Elizabeth decided she would be known as the Queen Mother due to their already being a Queen Dowager. You can see Queen Mary standing with Princess Elizabeth (Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret Rose.

[@mattporter1692]

“He looks sort of ill”…. Oh shut up!. I choked laughing at that hahahahaha 😂😂😂

[@101steel4]

The commentary was wonderful. No doubt we'll have one of the "innit" brigade on the bbc this time.

[@stevefrost64]

George VI was the current kings grandfather who reigned as George VI one of his other names as a tribute to his own father George V. His actual first name being Albert or Bertie to his family. The husband of a reigning Queen like the late Elizabeth II is always a Prince and never a king because a king always trumps a queen. Prince Philip the late Elizabeth II's husband was Prince Consort, but was never officially spoken about as this. The Prince of Wales is the title bestowed on the Heir to the Throne. Previously carried by the now king and bestowed on the kings eldest son Prince William by Charles III the day after Charles became the king.

[@stevefrost64]

Regina Latin for Queen, Rex Latin for King

[@auldfouter8661]

The streaks and scratches on the film didn't come from the cameras taking the film - rather it was puting the finished film through projectors over and over again to allow the images to be seen that damaged the film and also allowed it to collect dust and fluff. Film had a slightly sticky surface.

[@eddiezweers4158]

@29:32 That is Mary of Teck, Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V. At the age of 24, she was betrothed to her second cousin Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales and second in line to the throne. Six weeks after the announcement of the engagement, he died unexpectedly during an influenza pandemic. The following year, she became engaged to Albert Victor's only surviving brother, George, who subsequently became king.

[@annemariefleming]

Old-school tv pictures came in fine lines, before pixels came along. You've grasped the details of the Monarchy Connor. The Monarchy provides continuity. The Royal Family costs much less than electing a president every four years, and tourists spend big on visiting UK. The Japanese especially are very fond of our way of going about our hierarchy. The koh-i-noor diamond is worn by a Queen because it's cursed when a man wears it. The diamond in the King's sceptre is Cullinan 1, most valuable diamond in the world. It's impossible to put a true value on the Regalia, but it's in the billions. It belongs to the Nation, not the Royal Family.

[@tombroderick7206]

the title of Queen Mother is actually quite recent. The mother of George VI was known as Queen Mary from the time his father George V became King. And similarly, the wife of George VI became Queen Elizabeth. She was not a queen regnant so did not become Elizabeth II, just Queen Elizabeth. But when George VI died his daughter became Elizabeth the Second. But with two Queens both called Elizabeth around a new title was given to the first of them. The Queen Mother.

[@richardwest6358]

The one you keep calling Anne is actually Princess Margaret the late Queen's sister who you didn't realise died before Elizabeth II. Also whilst you were wittering on about the large diamond in the sceptre you obviously were ignorant of the fact that Pakistan & Bangladesh did not yet even exist!

[@karenblackadder1183]

You're getting into a knot. Up until the early death of George Vi and his daughter Elizabeth who would become Regnant (ruling in her own right. First since Queen Victoria). Normally the widow of the recently king would be known as the Dowager Queen. That title was already in use by Queen Mary, grandmother, of the new Queen. That's where the title of Queen Mother came in. Mother of one, daughter in law of the other and beloved by all generations. Check out ' VE Day Celebrations 1975:

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

At least five Americas... I mean how far does one want to go back, or put differently, it can be hard to know where to start but the website of the Royals gives it as 802 which, although not yet a fully unified kingdom, the King of Wessex was Ecgberht and he had the title "bretwalda" which meant something like Senior King. Certainly by that time the borders of the Heptarchy (seven kingdoms) had all but dissolved. It came down to Alfred the Great who, by his death in 899, consolidated the English ruled part and fortified the Western part of the.islsnd against the Danelaw in the East. By the end of the tenth century, the Scandinavian rulers controlling the for a while the whole country, retreated back across the North Sea and the rest his history!

[@jacklomas7773]

The one you sniggered at was Queen Mary love the wave😂

[@blundin4165]

Nice to see that you have perfected your royal wave for the big day, Connor... 👋😂

[@pedanticlady9126]

On the Balcony. You got Princess Elizabeth correct, but the smaller girl is her younger sister Princess Margaret Rose. Not Anne! Behind Margaret is King George VI, father of the two Princesses. Their mother, Queen Elizabeth, who became Queen mother when her husband died is behind Princess Elizabeth. In the middle next to King George, is his mother Her Majesty, Queen Mary. Widow of King George V. Grandmother of the two princesses, one of which, Elizabeth became HM Queen Elizabeth II.

[@Barbara.Lerner.Spectre]

I hope the weather is fine on the day. I can't understand why they didn't have it in July or August at the hight of summer.

[@gordonsmith8899]

Perhaps the forward calendar had already been prepared.

[@carolineb3527]

Because our recent summers have been much too hot for ermine-lined robes?

[@generaladvance5812]

Just two years later, and the shit really does hit the fan.

[@fredjones234]

God save the king 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@daniel_sc1024]

2:45 That lone horseman appears to be wearing a plumed czapka, indicating he's from a lancer regiment. A queen mother is the widow of a king who is also the mother of the current reigning monarch. I don't think Charles III's coronation is going to have as much pageantry. It's already been reported that the dress code has been relaxed.

[@Em_Rose_]

In terms of the crown that camillia is using is the Crown of Mary of Teck who is Elizabeth the seconds grandmother. It does not have the controversal diamond that the Queen mothers crown has. Mary of teck hoped that all future Queen consorts( wife of the King,) would use her crown in their corinations. This might still come true. However as she was still alive during her daughter in law the queen mother's coronation. It was considered inappropriate for a queen consort to be crowned with mary of tecks crown as she was still alive.

[@pedanticlady9126]

I'm sure thus has already been clarified elsewhere here... but before we go any further I feel the need to clarify a couple of things for you, Connor.... King Edward VIII, was never Crowned. He abdicated before he married Wallis Simpson the American divorcee. He was given the title Duke of Windsor, and died in 1972. A QUEEN REGNANT is a Queen in her own right. She is the daughter/heiress of a previous monarch. However, her husband is NOT a King, as "King" is considered the "greater" title. Therefore, a Queen Regnant's husband is a Prince Consort, eg. Prince Philip (husband of Queen Elizabeth) and Prince Albert (husband of Queen Victoria). The Prince Consort is not "crowned" as part of the coronation ceremony of his wife. A QUEEN CONSORT is the wife of a KING REGNANT, (a reigning king). Just as a Prince Consort is the husband of a reigning Queen. Do not be confused by the fact that Queen Elizabeth II had the same first name as her mother. King George VI was the father of Queen Elizabeth II. His wife, also Elizabeth (maiden name Bowes-Lyon) was his Queen Consort and mother of both Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret. A Queen Consort is actually "crowned" as part of the the Coronation ceremony. If, howerver, she is a subsequent wife, after a previous wife has died, she is crowned in a ceremony of her own. As for example Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Queen Elizabeth I. When King George VI died. His wife was no longer Queen Consort, but received the title of Queen mother. She had been "crowned" already, at her husband's Coronation, as his widow, she did not lose her title of Queen, but to avoid confusion with he daughter as the new Queen Elizabeth II, she was always thereafter refered to as Queen Elizabeth, the Queen mother. Do not confuse REGNANT with REGENT. A King or Queen "Regnant" is a reigning Monarch in their own right. A "Regent" is someone substuting/standing in for the role...usually for a minor, or a Monarch with physical or mental health issues which incapacitates them. As an aside, I mention that Queen Mary, the Queen Consort of King George V, was still alive when her son George VI was crowned, and was still alive when he died in 1952. She was grandmother to Queen Elizabeth II, and great grandmother to Charles and Anne. She died in 1953, before the Coronation of her granddaughter.

[@101steel4]

This is your history too 😉

[@Desertfox18]

That little girl is Princess Margaret, EIIR's little sister and the youngest daughter of GVIR and Queen Consort Elizabeth. Anne, princess royale is EIIR's daughter.

[@juliaperry2812]

Anne wasn't born then, The princess royal before Anne was George 6th sister, George the 5th only had one daughter, Mary, she married someone in the Lascelles family and became the countess of harewood, she had two sons one was a prisoner of war in germany in WW2

[@Desertfox18]

@@juliaperry2812 I know. By "princess royale" I meant to say the current princess royale, not the princess royale in 1937. I didn't know the POW story.

[@leehallam9365]

The younger child wasn't Anne, that's the Queen's daughter, and obviously wasn't born then, the Queen was 11. It was her younger sister Princess Margaret Rose. The older woman was Queen Mary, the King's mother, the widow of George V. The other woman, who was with the young princesses in the Abbey, was Princess Mary, the Princess Royal, who was the Kings sister. Edward VIII didn't actually have a coronation, this was planned as his, but after the abdication, they crowned his brother instead.

[@gavinhall6040]

Mentioning "Rhodesia" have you heard of "Rhodes scholarships" Connor? Lots of American attend Oxford on the scholarships left from Cecil Rhodes (hence Southern Rhodesia) including President Bill Clinton, current US politicians Cory Booker & Pete Buttigieg. Great video as always mate 😊

[@ataahqureshi3753]

May His majesty the King reign gloriously over us God save the King

[@LuZhenZi]

King George VI stuttered badly. It took him much work to overcome this. At this time he found it particularly hard to be the centre of attention. He was one of our best kings and the humblest.

[@Payne2view]

Queen Elizabeth II's (QEII) uncle, who married Wallace Simpson, abdicated before his Coronation and was known by some as "The Uncrowned King". QEII's mother "Queen Consort Elizabeth" was still alive when I was younger and known as The Queen Mother. She remained busy, making public Royal Visits and so on. If Camilla outlives Charles III, I wonder if she'd be called "The Queen Step-mother", which is what she is to Prince William, our current new Prince of Wales? I don't know.

[@carolineb3527]

Most likely title for Camilla, if she outlives the King, is Queen Dowager. That's the traditional title but it wasn't used for his wife when George VI died because there already was a Queen Dowager - HM Queen Mary. What made it even more complicated was that the second Queen Dowager, who was mother of the new Queen (Elizabeth II), had the same name as her daughter. So she became known as the Queen Mother, or more formally, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, which made a distinction between her and her mother-in-law (Queen Mary) and her daughter (QEII).

[@ianbriers5019]

That's Queen Elizabeth's second dad being crowned I recommend the "kings speech" it's a good film and It covers point you just asked as based on truth

[@joestretch5570]

In the shot with them in their gowns at the Palace there is the King-Emperor and Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth (QEII) and Princess Margaret and the old lady was Queen Mary the King-Emperors mother. The dudes in the background were some other princes 🤷‍♂

[@IsraelShekelberg]

It was physical film that got scratched with handling and use.

[@wiliammound7942]

This was the first coronation to be televised by the BBC Television service.

[@deanosah]

The Widow of the King is still know as Queen. When King George VI was crowned. His Mother Queen Mary was simple know as Queen Mary. When King George VI died his Mother Queen Mary was still alive. So when Queen Elizabeth II was crown he mother was still Queen Elizabeth so to avoids confustion between the 2 Queen Elizabeth her mother was given the title The Queen Mother. It have never been used before. It is unlikely to be used again.

[@mxlexrd]

The younger girl was Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Elizabeth II.

[@cmdstraker]

The one who married the American was Edward VIII, Elisabeth's uncle. After his abdication, her father took the throne as George VI.

[@dantemedici8179]

Yea a lesson from history …. Don’t marry an American woman 😂

[@stevefrost64]

Edward VIII abdicated in December 1936. This would have been his coronation day if he hadn't. He wasn't even invited, quite rightly in my opinion, to his brother and sister-in laws coronation.

[@cjpaeropaint]

That was Queen Mary, mother of George VI and she taught Elizabeth II how to be a Queen.

[@cheryla7480]

You keep calling Margaret Anne. Princess Anne is Queen Elizabeth’s daughter ( Charle’s sister ) also In Latin Rex means king and Regina means queen. Ie. the queens insignia was……E II R ( Elizabeth the 2nd Regina ).

[@worthatronproduction]

The husband of a queen is not automatically given the title of prince. Mary I and II were married to a kings, Queen Anne and Victoria's husbands were already princes in their home countries. Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, had the title of prince given to him by the queen in 1957 mainly because his own children outranked him.

[@krishnavyas313]

Nope you wrong Mary I husband was given the title of King of England. When Mary I married philip he wasn't king yet. His father was still alive. Queen Mary II husband william of orange was prince but he was also grand son of Charles I and parliament pretty much invited Mary and William to invade England and dethrone Mary's father James II. So william so himself as conqueror and demanded he became co- monarch with his wife. That's why their titles was Mary II & WILLIAM III of England. Queen Anne's husband prince George was also offered the titles of king but he wasn't interested and since him no husband of female monarch had title of king.

[@leehallam9365]

What would Prince Philip have been called if the Queen had died first? I suspect it would just have been Duke of Edinburgh, but there isn't really a precedent, as its only happened twice, and the circumstances were very different. The husbands of Victoria and Anne died before them, Elizabeth was unmarried so it was just the two Mary's. Mary II husband was king in his own right as William III, he carried on doing that. Mary I was married to King Philip of Spain and carried on doing that. It was only with Prince George the consort of Queen Anne that the idea of the consorts of Queens were not King's, before that they were.

[@carolstringfellow3888]

Connor, the saddest thing about the crowds is that most of them will soon gallently die for king and country in WW2

[@wendyfield7708]

Edward VIII married the American, but abdicated before his coronation. George VI was his brother and the father of Elizabeth II.

[@chrislawley6801]

I wish the BCC would play same music at one point on Charles Coronation : )

[@clemstevenson]

May 12th 1937...close to 86 years ago.

[@MC1968Cathy]

Queen Mary was Georges mother. Queen Elizabeth the Queen mother was only known as that as her daughter was Elizabeth The Queen. If QE11 had had another name her mother would have just been known as QE as had Queen Mary. In the group photos there would have been senior Dukes and duchesses, like Kent Gloucester etc

[@Em_Rose_]

Intresting fact that king Charles is going to be using the same corination robes as King George the 6th seen here. He is recycling his grandfathers corination robes. If you watch the corination then you will be able to see the robes of the king used here in colour.

[@David-f3r8z]

Queen Elizabeth (born Elizabeth Bowes Lyon) the wife of King George the Sixth was only known as the Queen Mother on the death of her husband and the accession of their daughter, Queen El;izabeth the Second. You refer to 'Queen Anne' a couple of times. Queen Anne was Queen of England three hundred years ago. I think the person you are looking at is the young Pricess Margaret. The older, white haired lady is Queen Mary, the widow of George the Fifth and mother of George the Sixth

[@stephan6372]

The queen mother is the wife of the former monarch and mother to the reigning monarch. If a king dies and his wife if queen consort and they have no children together, she becomes queen Dowager. Now king George's wife was queen Elizabeth, queen consort and later queen mother. She was the mother to the late monarch Elizabeth II and princess royal Margaret. At the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II Britain had 3 queens: the Dowager Queen Mary; the Queen mother Elizabeth and the Sovereign Queen Elizabeth II.

[@johnsnoddy]

Ok so here’s a simple explanation about the titles… After the death of King George VI his eldest daughter, Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen Elizabeth II. The former Queen consort chooses to be called Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

[@feefeefoo]

The other little girl with the then princess Elizabeth is her sister ,princess Margaret

[@dantemedici8179]

Think of poker… a king can take a queen but a queen can’t take a king

[@lyndarichardson4744]

Apparently the Archbishop of Canterbury was such an old dodderer he nearly put the King 's crown on back to front 🙂

[@Barbara.Lerner.Spectre]

The story was that the front of the crown had been marked with a piece of something or other but when he went for the crown he couldn't' see it so no one knows if the crown was put on the correct way round or not. The king was not at all happy about it.

[@lyndarichardson4744]

@@Barbara.Lerner.Spectre Oh yes, I remember it now.

[@gordonsmith8899]

@@Barbara.Lerner.Spectre Quite correct Sean. A piece of silk thread had been attached to the front of the crown. Later, the thread was removed by someone preparing the crown prior to it being taken to the Abbey.

[@Jonno_B251]

In the event that HRH The Prince Philip outlived Elizabeth II he would have remained HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh. There is no precedent to give a male dowager an additional title upon his wife’s death

[@sandrahilton3239]

He would be called prince Consort/Phillip

[@rogerwolstenholme2710]

King George 6, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margret,..... Queen Mary { widow of King George 5 KG6 mother, a very strict lady who always sat in a straight backed chair } missing is Edward the eldest son who abdicated to marry Wallace Simpson. the new Queen Never forgave them. She said that the strain of being King hastened Georges death. Elizabeth became the Queen Mother and lived to 102yrs. Prince Phillip was the Prince Consort. Camilla would have been the Consort but Charles has named her full Queen, so its King Charles 3 and Queen Camilla. The Star of India is found and made when India was a Crown Colony it belongs to the UK !!!

[@wendyfield7708]

If the heir to the throne us a child when a monarch dies, there has to be a regent.

[@thomaslowdon5510]

Princess Elizabeth and Princess (Margaret ) not Ann.. margaret is Elizabeths younger sister.. (Ann)will be Elizabeths daughter when shes born lol later down the line...

[@sandrahilton3239]

A regent can be anyone, but normally the parent of a minor like Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. A regent isnt required if the king dies and his heir is over 18 years.

[@suzannewebb7913]

He is Queen Elizabeth’s father who is being crowned

[@lyndarichardson4744]

Yes Connor, Camilla will be crowned and they 've put a different diamond in her crown so as not to annoy India etc 🙂

[@angelabushby1891]

Elizabeth talking to her Grandmother Queen Mary.