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Coronation of King George Fifth Impresses World
The Abbey spectacle featured royal robes and jewels from Duchess of Portland to Miss Goelet, with American and foreign envoys in attendance. Notable figures included John Hays Hammond beside Sir Wilfred Laurier and premiers from Canada Australia New Zealand and more. The ceremony followed Edward VI’s forms with litany sermon oath anointing and regalia presentation culminating in the crowned king and royal blessing.
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Axminster
Abbey
Duchess of Portland
Duchess of Bedford
Marchioness of
John Hays Hammond
United States
Wilfred Laurier
Wilfred
General Botha
South African Union
Joseph Ward
New Zealand
John Murray
Victoria
J. McGowan
New South Wales
Frank Wilson
Western Australia
Elliott Lewis
Tasmania
Ontario
New Brunswick
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Nova Scotia
London
Edward VI
Canterbury
George the Fifth
King