CROWNING OF A KING
AN ARCHBISHOP'S MISTAKE LONDON, Feb. 4. How King Edward VII was crowned back to front was related by Mr Lawrence Tanner, Keeper of Muniments and Sub-librarian West minster Abbey, in a speech at Westminster He said the crown was handed over with difficulty by the Dean of Westminster to the equallv aged and infirm Archbishop of York It was feared for a terrible moment that Archbishop would drop it. The crown shook above the KingV head However, the Archbishop of York got it on, though it was back to front, but it did not matter because everyone was thankful that the crown was actually on.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23108, 6 February 1937, Page 13
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