r/UKmonarchs • u/Lord-Chronos-2004 The Much Hon. Laird of Ardmore and Glencoe RSSG • Aug 09 '25

On this day This Day in History

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1902 - Edward VII and his wife Alexandra are crowned, at Westminster Abbey, London, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions.

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u/Ernesto_Griffin Aug 09 '25

They were only 3 years apart, but here he looks significantly older next to her.

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u/The_Watcher5292 Aug 09 '25

Tbf she just looks youthful for her age

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u/unholy_hotdog George VI Aug 09 '25

She had a strong beauty regimen, whereas he drank and smoked a ton.

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u/GoldfishFromTatooine Charles II Aug 09 '25

A day he must have thought would never come. Then it ended up getting postponed because he needed surgery - the coronation was originally scheduled for 26th June 1902.

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u/Lord-Chronos-2004 The Much Hon. Laird of Ardmore and Glencoe RSSG Aug 09 '25

Kings may ascend, and reign, and die, but the King, the Crown, and the country are ETERNAL.