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1902 KING VII EDWARD CORONATION - ROYAL PROCESSION PROGRAM
Item Ref: BSL - 1902 Edward VII Coronation Program
Queen Victoria died in January of 1901. While Edward, as the Prince of Wales, was immediately proclaimed King, his long awaited Royal Ascension to the Throne required a Coronation. With conclusion of the Boer War on June 1, 1902 a Coronation was set for June 26th but Edward had to wait yet again due to a medical crisis. He rapidly recovered and the Coronation of King Edward VII was set for August 9th. Here is the Official Royal United Services Institution Program from Whitehall.
Even if you do not purchase this Official Original Royal Processional Program, you should read and copy all the pages for your own records. It is a fascinating glimpse into the ordered and regal pageantry of a Grand Coronation, one of the last from the Age of Innocence. Read about the thousands of mounted guards, the stately procession of carriages with their carefully placed royalty and heads of state from around the world - all arranged by protocol, follow the timetable of cannon volleys as they mark each step of the coronation process including a 62 gun salute from the Tower of London at the precise moment the Crown is placed on Edward's head. It lists in detail the 1,333 Officers, 23,378 Troops, 2,080 Band and Drummers and the 4,104 Horse Mounted Cavalry. This is a complete Who's Who from the Edwardian Age all ranked by titles, dignities and commissions. This is a lovely original item from the day of Edward's Coronation.
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Document Specifications: Document is a stapled pamphlet. Cover is detached and separated at fold but the program is complete and otherwise in very fine condition. Measures 6" x 10" (150mm x 253mm). This is the Official Order of Parade and Procession issued by Whitehall under the authority of Major General H. Trotter, Chief of Staff of the Military Coronation Office, 14 Jermyn Street, S.W., August 1902 and printed by J.J. Keliher & Co, Ltd., 33 King William Street E.C.
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