... Wednesday the eyes of the world were focussed on London, the heart of the Empire, where, in Westminster Abbey, the coronation of King George VI. and Queen Elizabeth took place with all the traditional pomp, pageantry, and religious ceremony. For obvious reasons ...

... TOWN BAND NO INCREASE IN COUNCIL GRANT Montrose Town Band uniforms, i which date back to the coronation of King George VI in 1936, are becoming the worse for wear and the Band is also faced with considerable , expense for instrumental repairs. These facts ...

... DIED IN HIS SLEEP After reigning for 16 years, George VI died in his sleep on 6th February, 1952, and was succeeded by his eldest daughter, Princess Elizabeth, who was at Sagana Lodge in Nyeri, Kenya, with her husband Prince Philip, when she learned of ...

... Doulton have produced a fine bone china figure of Her Majesty the Queen. Commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the Coronation, June 2, 1953, the figure is in a limited edition of only 750 copies. One of these collector’s pieces is now on sale at ...

... add sufficient cold water to make a lather. Douse the stockings well in the mix- An Arbroath Souvenir With next week’s pre-Coronation issue the Herald celebrates the occasion with a pictorial supplement, which it is expected will prove a memento worthy of ...

... were very good. The first pictures seen in Montrose were of the funeral of King George VI in February, 1952. It was estimated that 2500 Montrose people saw the Coronation on TV, most of them in friends’ and relatives’ homes, and others in public halls ...

... crown. When it is placed on his Majesty's head by the Archbishop of Canterbury this will be the one and only time that King George VI. will wear it. On all other occasions the Imperial State Crown will be used. It is the same in form na the Confessor's Crown ...

... weeks' tour. planning on being back in time for the Coronation. They had a great time, but a disappointment awaited them on their return. CORONATION PR4 'CESSION We had tried to get seats no the Coronation route through Anotralia House, Audrey told a ...

... remarked his Lordship CORONATION TREE-PLANTING CEREMONY AT ARBROATH To commemorate the Coronation, a tree-planting ceremony took place in the grounds of Ashbrook, the residence of Miss H. Ruth Webster, on Tuesday. On behalf of the Coronation Tree- Planting Committee ...

... United Church Service Arbroath ministers have arranged to hold a Coronation Day service for all denominations in the Old Church, at 9 a.m. It will last approximately 45 minutes, and will be conducted by Rev. Angus Logan, who will also read the Lessons ...

... Scottish Queen. a daughtr of the House of Glamis, ascended the throne. Between the death of Queen Victoria and the Coronation of King George VI. he 36 eventful years. and turning over the pages of our scrap-book. stiffing events at home and beyond the seas ...

... David Kyd, a wellknown veteran townsman has commemorated the Coronation by doing a magnificent embroidered tea-cloth in full colour. It represents the Royal Coat of Arms with above, George VI. and Elizabeth,” and below,” Long May They Reign.” At the four ...