George IV's coronation in the Abbey on 19th July 1821 was a superbly extravagant pageant that cost a staggering £230,000. He had a new crown containing over 12,000 diamonds specially made. The ageing ...
The most valuable is the George IV coronation ticket from 1821, because it is signed by the King's brother, the Duke of Clarence. This ticket alone would be worth £5,000. Did you know?
Mr Robertson said: “George IV loved ceremony and he wanted his coronation to be a celebration in the truest sense of the word - his view was ‘the more, the merrier’. “The king arranges ...
Millions of people across the UK and beyond have celebrated the coronation of King ... George V - but it had been modified to remove some of the arches and reset with the Cullinan III, IV and ...