Surrounded by men... American Motion Picture Company - Perkins, George W. (George Walbridge) - Butler, Nicholas Murray - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Mitchel, John Purroy - Roosevelt, Theodore. Film Library - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Roosevelt, Theodore - Lodge, Henry Cabot - William II - Arthur. Helm, William P. (William Pickett) - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Roosevelt Memorial Association - Pathé Frères (France) - Roosevelt, Theodore - Roosevelt, Archibald (Archibald Bulloch) - Associated Press. : s.n, 1910] Video. On this day in history, 8th August 1553, fifteen-year-old King Edward VI was laid to rest at Westminster Abbey. [9], Edward's body was provisionally buried in the Royal Vault at Windsor under the Albert Chapel. On May 20th, the funeral procession went from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, where a small ceremony was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury with only Queen Alexandra, King George V, Princess Victoria, the Duke of Connaught, and the Kaiser, while the rest of the party waited outside the Hall, … Huge crowds, estimated at between three and five million, gathered to watch the procession, the route of which was lined by 35,000 soldiers. [4] An estimated half a million people visited the hall during the three days that it was open. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files. | Edward VII, King of Great Britain, half-length portrait, facing left. September 1st, 2020 9 Monarchs photographed together at Windsor Castle in England for the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom on May 20th, 1910. Funeral procession leaving Westminster at the beginning of the procession. [S.l. The chapters on the individual monarchs were interesting on how they came to power, an overview of their reign and what became of them. Roosevelt, T. & Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. [7], The whole procession then proceeded from Westminster Hall, via Whitehall and the Mall, from Hyde Park Corner up to the Marble Arch, and thence to Paddington Station; from there, a funeral train conveyed the mourners to Windsor. As an honorary pallbearer at the funeral of former New York City Mayor John P. Mitchel on July 11, 1918, TR appears with other funeral participants on Fifth Avenue. [3] This was the first to be held in the hall for a member of the Royal Family and was inspired by the lying in state of William Gladstone there in 1898. Edward habitually smoked twenty cigarettes and twelve cigars a day. His death was kept secret for three days while some noblemen and councilors put into motion a plan … King Edward's funeral,2. First film footage taken of TR at Sagamore Hill, summer of 1912. The funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India occurred on Friday, 20 May 1910. King Edward VII. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or other rights holders (such as holders of publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. Standing, from left to right: King Haakon VII of Norway, Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, King Manuel II of Portugal, Kaiser Wilhelm II of the German Empire, King George I of Greece and King Albert I of Belgium. English: The Nine Sovereigns at Windsor for the funeral of King Edward VII. [2] On the first day, thousands of members of the public queued patiently in the rain to pay their respects; some 25,000 people were turned away when the gates were closed at 10 pm. Preservation master. Parliament Pays Tribute to Ed-] ward VII; Physicians Say Worry Helped Kill Him [Associated Press] WASHINGTON, May 11.—The ap- | polntment of Col. Theodore Roosevelt by President Taft as special ambassador to represent the United States at the funeral of King Edward in London, May 20, was officially announced today. Ceremonial funeral procession of King Edward VII (1901-1910) passing through the streets of London on May 20, 1910. Scenes of TR in a western setting; the man on TR's immediate left appears to be Albert B. A CLOSE female confidante of Prince Philip will be among the 30 guests attending the Duke’s funeral tomorrow. He married Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863 and they had three sons and three daughters. Figures on horseback included the following, along with various military figures and equerries (given roughly in the order they rode: Those who followed behind in the carriages included: Other relatives of the late king also attended the funeral:[12], Media related to Funeral of Edward VII of the United Kingdom at Wikimedia Commons. The state funeral of Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, occurred on Friday, 20 May 1910. Among the many issues Mary I had to deal with once she became Queen of England was the funeral for her half-brother King Edward VI. [2] The mourners used the Royal Train, which together with the funeral car built for Queen Victoria, was hauled by the GWR 4000 Class locomotive King Edward. The funeral was the largest gathering of European royalty ever to take place, with representatives of 70 states, and the last before many royal families were deposed in the First World War and its aftermath. 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