The Coronation of King George VI - 1937 | Movietone Moment | 12 May 2023

On this day in 1937, King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey. Here is a British Movietone report combining two stories from the coronation of King George VI. GV Denham village. Kings Stone at Kingston-upon-Thames. Portraits - Young and old Queen Victoria, Edward VII, Queen Alexandra, Queen Mary - old and young, King George V. GV Sandringham House. GV York Cottage. Good shots of Windsor Castle - tps looking down at castle. MLS round tower with flag flying. Shot of tower, pan up flag pole to flag flying in the wind. TPS of St. George’s Chapel. LS of Castle from across the river.. Gv Buckingham Palace from front and 2 shots from Garden side. CU’s Gold coach. MS Duke and Duchess of Marlborough in Coronation Robes. Duke mand Duchess of Sutherland ditto. CU Marchioness of Dufferin & Ava. Earl and Countess of Bessborough. CU Page Charles Vyner. GV Vyner with Duke & Duchess of Richmond and Gordon. The Duke of Norfolk. CU Archbishop of Canterbury. GV Crown jewels. CU Sceptres. CU orb. CU Sword of State. CU Ampulla & Spoon. CU Imperial State Crown. CU King Edward’s Crown. GV Household Cavalary Band outside Buckingham Palace. GV Empire Troops in Procession. GV Sailors & Guards march out of Palace. Gv Procession. TS Looking down on crowd waving. GV Carriage with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret & Princess Royal. GV Princess Margaret peers from window. Duke of Norfolk waits at Abbey. TS Princesses from carriage. GV Big Ben showing the time at pan away and down tilt down to Queen Mary’s carriage. 2 shots Queen Mary from carriage. GV Gold Coach from Palace. TS Tiers of stands to Procession pan to Westminster Abbey. TS Yeoman of the Guard. GV Gold Coach. TS King and Queen from coach. MCU Royal Standards. Artists impressions of the Ceremony inside the Abbey. TS King back into coach GV Coach away. Rarely are we privileged to present so historic a film document as this. In this reel we present the Processions to and from Westminster Abbey. After the Ceremonies the Royal Family appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. GV Buckingham Palace. Sequence: Gold Coach out of Palace. TS procession along the Mall. GV The Princesses coach arrives at Abbey. TS They alight. MS the Duke of Norfolk. GV & TS Queen Mary arrives. GVs Gold coach en route. GV the King & Queen arrive at Abbey. MS Royal Standard. Interior of Abbey, crown taken from Altar. MS the Royal Duchesses. MS The Archbishop of Canterbury crowns the King. GV The King. GV the Peers. MS the King rises and moves towards altar. TS The Princesses followed by Queen Mary out of Abbey. GV Gold Coach draws up. GV The King & Queen from Abbey and into coach (x3). GV coach away. GV Pan down Westminster Abbey. Various shots of Procession back to Buckingham Palace. LS King & Queen out onto balcony. MS The King & Queen are joined by the two Princesses. GV Crowd. MS Queen Mary joins others on balcony. #kinggeorge #coronation #royals You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story numbers are BM6892 and BM5365 Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: ​​ Instagram: