Vigil of the Princes for King George V in 1936

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The Vigil of the Princes for King George V in 1936 was a ceremonial occasion in which the late monarch’s sons stood guard around his coffin as it lay in state, symbolizing royal mourning and duty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British royal funeral tradition ⓘ
royal ceremonial vigil ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution British monarchy ⓘ
House of Windsor ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
followsEvent death of King George V ⓘ
hasAudience members of the public filing past the coffin ⓘ
hasBodyHonoured coffin of King George V ⓘ
hasCeremonialSetting lying in state in Westminster Hall ⓘ
hasCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
hasCoffinLocation lying in state ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance expression of dynastic solidarity ⓘ
public display of filial piety ⓘ
hasDate 1936 ⓘ
hasDressCode formal military or ceremonial dress for princes ⓘ
hasEmotionalTone mournful ⓘ
solemn ⓘ
hasFutureMonarchParticipant George VI ⓘ
hasGuardForm standing guard around the coffin ⓘ
hasGuardOrientation standing at the four corners of the catafalque ⓘ
hasHeirParticipant Edward VIII ⓘ
hasLanguageContext English ⓘ
hasLocation Westminster Hall ⓘ
hasMediaCoverage British press ⓘ
hasMonarchHonoured George V ⓘ
hasMourningContext state mourning for King George V ⓘ
hasParticipant King Edward VIII ⓘ
linked to: Edward VIII

Prince Albert, Duke of York ⓘ
Prince George, Duke of Kent ⓘ
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ
hasPublicAccess public lying in state ⓘ
hasReligiousContext Anglican tradition ⓘ
hasRitualType vigil of the princes ⓘ
hasSecurityRole ceremonial guard ⓘ
hasSubject King George V ⓘ
linked to: George V
hasTemporalContext interwar period ⓘ
isPrecedentFor Vigil of the Princes for Elizabeth, The Queen Mother in 2002 ⓘ
Vigil of the Princes for George VI in 1952 ⓘ
Vigil of the Princes for Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 ⓘ
partOf funeral ceremonies of King George V ⓘ
roleOfParticipants sons of King George V ⓘ
symbolizes royal duty ⓘ
royal mourning ⓘ

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Vigil of the Princes → notableEvent → Vigil of the Princes for King George V in 1936 ⓘ
Vigil of the Princes for King George V in 1936 → isPrecedentFor → Vigil of the Princes for George VI in 1952 ⓘ
linked to: Vigil of the Princes for King George V in 1936
Vigil of the Princes for Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 2002 → relatedTo → Vigil of the Princes for King George V in 1936 ⓘ
Vigil of the Princes for Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 → modeledOn → Vigil of the Princes for George V in 1936 ⓘ
linked to: Vigil of the Princes for King George V in 1936