{"id":3705,"date":"2023-05-05T08:30:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T08:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/?p=3705"},"modified":"2023-05-05T07:12:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T07:12:10","slug":"coronations-in-the-archives-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/05\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronations in the Archives &#8211; part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/01\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">previous blog<\/a> we looked at the first three monarchs who reigned in the 20th Century, and in this post we will take a look at the other two ahead of the Coronation of King Charles III&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>King George VI (1936-1952)<\/h2>\n<p>Following the abdication of King Edward VIII, his brother Albert who, using his last name George, became King George VI.<\/p>\n<p>Again, throughout the collections we have items celebrating his Coronation:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3691\" style=\"width: 1126px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3691\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1126\" height=\"1504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture14.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture14-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture14-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture14-768x1026.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-catalogue.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/records\/D-2985\/5\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-2985\/5\/3<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Celebrations for the Coronation were held in Maumbury Rings, Dorchester, as can be seen in the photos below:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3705 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/01\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-1\/picture15\/'><img width=\"880\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture15-1024x605.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture15-1024x605.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture15-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture15-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture15.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3692'>\n\t\t\t\tD-2162\/UA\/Accession8695\/Box2\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/01\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-1\/picture16\/'><img width=\"880\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture16-1024x611.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture16-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture16-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture16-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture16.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3693'>\n\t\t\t\tD-2162\/UA\/Accession8695\/Box2\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Lapel badges were also issued by Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Borough Council to mark Coronation:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3694\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3694\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3694\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture17.jpg 599w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture17-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-catalogue.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/records\/DC-WYP\/MISC\/1\/20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DC-WYP\/Misc\/1\/20<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And shop fronts in Bournemouth were decorated:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3695\" style=\"width: 1306px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3695 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture18-e1682692420184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1306\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture18-e1682692420184.jpg 1306w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture18-e1682692420184-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture18-e1682692420184-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture18-e1682692420184-768x478.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1306px) 100vw, 1306px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-catalogue.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/records\/D-1674\/6\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-1674\/6\/9<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following a prolonged illness and a lung operation George VI failed to recover and died in his sleep on 6<sup>th<\/sup> February 1952 at Sandringham aged 56. After lying in state at Westminster Hall, the King&#8217;s funeral was held at St George&#8217;s Chapel, Windsor, where he lies buried.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)<\/h2>\n<p>Following the death of King George VI, Princess Elizabeth, then aged 25, acceded to the throne, becoming Queen Elizabeth II. \u00a0As with Edward VIII we hold a copy of the Royal Proclamation of her accession to the throne dated 6<sup>th<\/sup> February 1952:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3696\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3696\" style=\"width: 1139px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3696\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1139\" height=\"1525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture19.jpg 1139w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture19-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture19-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture19-768x1028.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1139px) 100vw, 1139px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-catalogue.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/records\/DC-BTB\/JK\/25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DC-BTB\/JK\/25<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her Coronation took place in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, conducted by Dr Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury. Amongst the records we hold for Queen Elizabeth II Coronation there are programmes:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3705 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/01\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-1\/picture20\/'><img width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture20-763x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture20-763x1024.jpg 763w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture20-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture20-768x1031.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture20-1144x1536.jpg 1144w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture20.jpg 1163w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3697'>\n\t\t\t\tD-2985\/5\/3\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/01\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-1\/picture21\/'><img width=\"816\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture21-816x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture21-816x1024.jpg 816w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture21-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture21-768x964.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture21.jpg 1204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3698'>\n\t\t\t\tDC-SYB\/D\/5\/3\/1\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/01\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-1\/picture22\/'><img width=\"648\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture22-648x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture22-648x1024.jpg 648w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture22-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture22-768x1214.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture22-972x1536.jpg 972w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture22.jpg 1189w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3699'>\n\t\t\t\tPC-COC\/6\/2\/39\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Posters advertising events being held in Symondsbury and Corfe Castle:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-3705 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/01\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-1\/picture23\/'><img width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture23-696x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture23-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture23-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture23-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture23.jpg 994w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3700'>\n\t\t\t\tDC-SYB\/5\/3\/1\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/01\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-1\/picture24\/'><img width=\"400\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture24-400x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture24-400x1024.jpg 400w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture24-117x300.jpg 117w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture24-600x1536.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture24.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3701'>\n\t\t\t\tPC-COC\/6\/2\/46\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>And photographs of Coronation processions:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3702\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3702\" style=\"width: 1213px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3702\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1213\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture25.jpg 1213w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture25-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture25-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture25-768x564.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1213px) 100vw, 1213px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-catalogue.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/records\/D-DPA\/1\/SHI\/48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-DPA\/1\/SHI\/48<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Full marks to the young girl joining in the Shillingstone procession in her wheelchair with her leg in plaster!<\/p>\n<p>A procession was also held in Dorchester:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-3705 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/01\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-1\/picture26\/'><img width=\"880\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture26-1024x651.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture26-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture26-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture26-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture26.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3703'>\n\t\t\t\tD-2348\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/01\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-1\/picture27\/'><img width=\"880\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture27-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture27-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture27-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture27-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture27.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3671'>\n\t\t\t\tD-2348\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/01\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-1\/picture28\/'><img width=\"880\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture28-1024x695.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture28-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture28-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture28-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture28.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3672'>\n\t\t\t\tD-2348\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>And again, a Thanksgiving Service was held at Maumbury Rings, Dorchester:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-3705 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/01\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-1\/picture29\/'><img width=\"880\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture29-1024x669.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture29-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture29-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture29-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture29.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3673'>\n\t\t\t\tD-2348\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/01\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-1\/picture30\/'><img width=\"880\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture30-1024x668.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture30-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture30-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture30-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture30.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3674'>\n\t\t\t\tD-2348\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/01\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-1\/picture31\/'><img width=\"880\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture31-1024x666.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture31-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture31-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture31-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture31.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3675'>\n\t\t\t\tD-2348\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Queen Elizabeth\u2019s II Coronation was the first to be televised at a time when not everybody had a television people. People invited their neighbours in to watch the service on the television and pictures of this TV broadcast can be found in a photo album, at the Dorset History Centre, showing the celebrations for the Coronation in Dorchester:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3676\" style=\"width: 1379px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3676\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture32.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1379\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture32.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture32-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture32-1024x359.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture32-768x270.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-catalogue.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/records\/D-2348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-2348<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral on 8<sup>th<\/sup> September 2022, aged 96, having ruled for over 70 years, longer than any other Monarch in British history.<\/p>\n<p>The 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century saw the death of the last monarch crowned in the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century. Queen Elizabeth&#8217;s eldest son, Prince Charles, formerly known as The Prince of Wales, became King Charles III upon her death and his coronation is due to take place at Westminster Abbey on 6<sup>th<\/sup> May 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3677\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture33.jpg 616w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture33-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2023\/04\/Picture33-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the previous blog we looked at the first three monarchs who reigned in the 20th Century, and in this post we will take a look at the other two ahead of the Coronation of King Charles III&#8230; King George VI (1936-1952) Following the abdication of King Edward VIII, his brother Albert who, using his&hellip; <span class=\"kuorinka-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2023\/05\/05\/coronations-in-the-archives-part-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Coronations in the Archives &#8211; part 2<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1892,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[82,456,533,532,534,109],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3705"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1892"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3705"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3715,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3705\/revisions\/3715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}