The antique necklace, which was also worn at the coronations of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, is set to go under the gavel at Sotheby's Geneva on November 13, with bids accepted from next ...

The coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth was held on 12th May 1937. This was the day that had originally been chosen for the coronation of Edward VIII before his abdication. Staff on duty ...

Top jockey has ‘mad’ hair day as he arrives at the races modelling new braided look ...

John Snagge reads the formal announcement from Sandringham that King George VI has died peacefully in his sleep. Expressing sympathy for the Queen and the Royal Family on behalf of the BBC ...

Big-spending American owner buys King George giant-killer Goliath for global campaign ...

King George VI addresses the nation on VE Day. BBC Archive. Originally broadcast 8th May 1945.

The letter and silver cigarette case had been given to a jeweller in lieu of a payment, auctioneer Rupert Slingsby said A "previously undiscovered" letter, written by King George VI to his speech ...

Pugin and G. Shepherd. This was displayed in the nave for many years and is now kept in the Abbey Library. His widow, Queen Mary, broke a long-standing tradition by attending the coronation of her son ...

An icon of a desk calendar. An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. An icon of a paper envelope. An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. An icon ...

The King George VI postbox in Twiss Road was brought down following a crash It is understood a stationary Nissan Micra was parked next to the postbox before it subsequently ploughed into and ...

George Barbier was a French illustrator and costume designer. Born Georges Augustin Barbier in 1882 in Nantes, France, he was part of an influential group of early 20th-century artists that included ...