Monarch: | King Charles III |
Date of succession: | 08 September 2022 |
Date of coronation: | 06 May 2023 |
Reign: | 08 September 2022 - |
Spouce: | Camilla, Queen Consort |
King Charles III's coronation was held on Saturday 6 May 2023 , at Westminster Abbey. Queen Camilla, was also crowned in the historic ceremony |
Monarch: | Queen Elizabeth II |
Date of sucession: | 08 September 2022 |
Date of coronation: | 2 June 1953 |
Reign: | 6 February 1952 - 08 September 2022 |
Spouce: | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
The ceremony in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, with the exception of the anointingand communion, was televised for the first time. |
Monarch: | King George VI |
Date of succession: | 11 December 1936 |
Date of coronation: | 12 May 1937 |
Reign: | 11 December 1936 - |
Spouce: | Queen Elizabeth |
George VI's coronation at Westminster Abbey took place on 12 May 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In a break with tradition, Queen Mary attended the ceremony in a show of support for her son |
Monarch: | King Edward VIII |
Date of succession: | 20 January 1936 |
Date of coronation: | |
Reign: | 20 January 1936 - |
In January 1936, King George V died and his eldest son, Edward VIII, succeeded him as king. The Coronation Committee had been delayed when it met for the first time on 24 June 1936. Edward VIII had initially been reluctant to have a coronation at all (asking the Archbishop of Canterbury whether it could be dispensed with), but conceded that a shorter service would be acceptable. The King's desire to marry was the public reason for a constitutional crisis that led to his abdication from the throne on 11 December 1936. While plans for the coronation went ahead, this time for a different monarch. |
Monarch: | King George V |
Date of succession: | 6 May 1910 |
Date of coronation: | 22 June 1911 |
Reign: | 6 May 1910 - |
Spouce: | Queen Mary (née Princess Mary |
George V and Queen Mary's coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on 22 June 1911, and was celebrated by the Festival of Empire in London. In July, the King and Queen visited Ireland for five days; they received a warm welcome, with thousands of people lining the route of their procession to cheer. |
Monarch: | King Edward VII |
Date of succession: | 22 January 1901 |
Date of coronation: | 2 August 1902 |
Reign: | 22 January 1901 - |
Spouce: | Queen Alexandra |
Edward VII was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 9 August 1902 Edward's coronation had originally been scheduled for 26 June 1902. However, two days before, on 24 June, he was diagnosed with appendicitis. Sir Frederick Treves, with the support of Lord Lister, performed a then-radical operation. |
Monarch: | Queen Victoria |
Date of succession: | 20 June 1837 |
Date of coronation: | 28 June 1838 |
Reign: | 20 June 1837 - |
Spouce: | Prince Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
The coronation of Queen Victoria took place on Thursday, 28 June 1838, just over a year after she succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom at the age of 18. The ceremony was held in Westminster Abbey after a public procession through the streets from Buckingham Palace, to which the Queen returned later as part of a second procession. |