The coronation of George VI and his wife, Elizabeth takes place on May 12, 1937.at Westminster Abbey, London; following the abdication of his older brother Edward who abdicated so he could marry American socialite Wallis Simpson. It was the first coronation to be broadcasted on radio, and the BBC also provided its first-ever major outside broadcast for the procession. More
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