VINTAGE PHOTOS & IMAGES

FEBRUARY 1, 1936

THE FUNERAL OF KING GEORGE V

THE SPHERE MAGAZINE

LONDON, ENGLAND

FEATURING:

KING EDWARD VII

AND HIS THREE BROTHERS

FOLLOW THE GUN CARRIAGE |

THE START OF THE JOURNEY

FROM KING'S CROSS

TO WESTMINSTER HALL

ROYALTY |

COLLECTABLES | HISTORY |

MEMORABILIA | EPHEMERA

DETAILS:

MEASUREMENTS:

9 INCHES X 13.5 INCHES

FEATURING:

1. KING EDWARD VIII AND HIS THREE BROTHERS

FOLLOW THE GUN CARRIAGE

The Duke of Kent,

the Duke of York,

King Edward,

and the Duke of Gloucester

walking behind the coffin on the way

from Sandringham to Wolferton -

their faces showing clearly the marks of their grief

and of the period of intense stress

through which they had passed.

The Duke of York,

it should be mentioned,

although now heir-presumptive to the throne,

does not become Prince of Wales as not a dew may suppose,

this title being reserved solely

for the eldest living son of a sovereign.

2. THE START OF THE JOURNEY

FROM KING'S CROSS TO WESTMINSTER HALL

The coffin, 

with the Royal Standard for a pall

and bearing upon it the Imperial Crown

and a simple floral wraeth,

pictured as it was leaving the station en route

to Westminster for the lying-in-state;

passing through sorrowing crowds

for the most part clad in the deepest mourning.