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ASTAIRE DID you know that Fred Astaire was quiet and shy off screen or that Gary Cooper lived the life

... Ardath (above) The card on the left was from Churchman's 1937 Coronation series IN the hectic Royal years of the 30s there was series upon series of cards Here is an early picture of George VI and his Queen along with the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret ...

Published: Sunday 13 January 1980
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 171 | Page: 33 | Tags: none

Crowning oddity

... is that the same firm made labels with crowns which were used on thousands of trees put in by the Coronation Plantiug Committee at the time King George VI came to the throne. ...

Published: Thursday 25 September 1952
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 141 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NEW POSTAGE STAMPS

... the work of Mr. Edmund Dulac, the well-known artist, who also designed the special Coronation stamp issued in May, 1937, and the present range of 7d. to Is, King George VI stamps. ...

Published: Friday 18 August 1939
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 194 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

OBITUARY

... OBITUARY Lord Hastings Carried Spur at Two Coronations Lord Hastings, who bore one of the golden spurs at the coronations of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II died suddenly yesterday at his home at Swanton House. Melton Constable, Norfolk. He was ...

Published: Thursday 19 January 1956
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 138 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

FULL STORY of the CROWN JEWELS

... FULL STORY of the CROWN JEWELS THE CROWN JEWELS AND CORONATION CHAIR The beautiful gold-covered book. The Crown Jewels and Coronation Chair, has proved so popular that a new edition has had to be printed to meet demands. The opportunity has been taken ...

Published: Thursday 15 April 1937
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 229 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Lobby Correspondent

... fitaepoole, who has been Parliamentary loboy correspondent of the Press Association for 25 years, and who reported the coronations of King George VI and of the present Queen. Mr. George RYlatida, the theatrical producer. and Dr. Herbert /Winston. organist at ...

Published: Wednesday 15 November 1961
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 95 | Page: 26 | Tags: none

NOTICE Of THANKS

... to Mrs. Bagahaw. (5). TALK of the Coronation mugs-no •back numbers' WHILE they are busy preparing for the Coronation, Midland pottery firms are receiving a growing number of requests for souvenirs of past Coronations. The requests are from people who ...

Published: Monday 05 January 1953
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 240 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Queen's PR 0 dies

... for the Queen during her wedding, Coronation and the birth of her four children. died at home in Sussex on June 14, it was learned last night. lie was 67. Sir Richard, who was also Press Secretary to King George VI from 1947 to 1952. retired in 1968 ...

Published: Tuesday 17 June 1975
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 77 | Page: 28 | Tags: none

NEXT YEAR

... permanent pillar (we are thinking in almost Nelsonian terms !) near the Civic Centre as a monument jointly to the Coronation of King George VI. and the attainment of the local century. ...

Published: Saturday 15 May 1937
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 170 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Edition Now on Sale

... jewels and Coronation Chair, has proved so popular that a new edition has had to be printed to meet demands. The opportunity has been taken to bring the book completely up-to-date. A fine new portrait frontispiece of their Majesties King George VI and Queen ...

Published: Wednesday 28 April 1937
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 192 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

Bankrupt had £49,000 turnover in 6 months

... who opened his wholesale frnit business in 1948. Coronation robe maker The examination had been adjourned from July 29 to allow Sinclair to prepare fuller accounts. THE Royal purple velvet for the Coronation robe of Queen Elizabeth is to be made by Warner ...

Published: Wednesday 01 October 1952
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 241 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PETER DIMMOCK

... broadca.it from Calais at the funeral of King George VI. He was also resoonsible for the most memorab!e achievement in TV history—the bril:iant and sensitive production of the scenes in the Abbev on Coronation Day. ...

Published: Saturday 11 December 1954
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 82 | Page: 4 | Tags: none