coronation of George VI
E37694
The coronation of George VI was the 1937 ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London formally crowning King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as monarchs of the United Kingdom and the British Empire.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coronation of George VI | 1 |
| Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth | 1 |
| Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth | 1 |
| anointing of George VI | 1 |
| coronation of George VI canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T289997 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: coronation of George VI Context triple: [coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, precededBy, coronation of George VI]
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A.
coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was the grand state ceremony held in 1953 that formally marked her accession to the British throne and became a landmark televised event in modern royal history.
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B.
The Coronation
The Coronation is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his royalist tragicomedies written for the pre-Restoration theatre.
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C.
Trooping the Colour
Trooping the Colour is an annual British military parade and pageantry ceremony in London that marks the official birthday of the reigning monarch.
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D.
Diamond Jubilee 2012
Diamond Jubilee 2012 was the year-long celebration marking the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne, featuring major public events and festivities across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
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E.
Sapphire Jubilee 2017
Sapphire Jubilee 2017 was the 65th anniversary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne, marking her as the first British monarch to reach this milestone.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: coronation of George VI Target entity description: The coronation of George VI was the 1937 ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London formally crowning King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as monarchs of the United Kingdom and the British Empire.
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A.
coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was the grand state ceremony held in 1953 that formally marked her accession to the British throne and became a landmark televised event in modern royal history.
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B.
The Coronation
The Coronation is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his royalist tragicomedies written for the pre-Restoration theatre.
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C.
Trooping the Colour
Trooping the Colour is an annual British military parade and pageantry ceremony in London that marks the official birthday of the reigning monarch.
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D.
Diamond Jubilee 2012
Diamond Jubilee 2012 was the year-long celebration marking the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne, featuring major public events and festivities across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
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E.
Sapphire Jubilee 2017
Sapphire Jubilee 2017 was the 65th anniversary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne, marking her as the first British monarch to reach this milestone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coronation
ⓘ
state ceremony ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Empire
ⓘ
Commonwealth realms ⓘ |
| broadcastBy | BBC ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | radio ⓘ |
| category |
1937 in London
ⓘ
George VI ⓘ
surface form:
George VI of the United Kingdom
Royal ceremonies in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
formal investiture of George VI as king
ⓘ
formal investiture of Queen Elizabeth as queen consort ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| day | 12 ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| followedBy |
coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
ⓘ
surface form:
coronation of Elizabeth II
|
| follows |
Coronation of George V
ⓘ
surface form:
coronation of George V
|
| hasAnointing |
coronation of George VI
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
anointing of George VI
|
| hasCause | abdication of Edward VIII ⓘ |
| hasConsortCrowned |
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
|
| hasCrowning |
crowning of George VI
ⓘ
crowning of Queen Elizabeth ⓘ |
| hasMonarchCrowned | George VI ⓘ |
| hasMusicBy |
Edward Elgar
ⓘ
George Frideric Handel ⓘ Hubert Parry ⓘ William Walton ⓘ |
| hasOath |
Coronation Oath
ⓘ
surface form:
Coronation Oath of George VI
|
| hasParticipant |
foreign dignitaries
ⓘ
members of the British royal family ⓘ members of the House of Lords ⓘ representatives of the Dominions ⓘ senior military officers ⓘ |
| hasProcession | coronation procession of George VI ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
George VI
ⓘ
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
|
| hasTitle |
coronation of George VI
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Abbey
|
| month | May ⓘ |
| officiatedBy |
Archbishop of Canterbury
ⓘ
Cosmo Gordon Lang ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the British Empire
ⓘ
history of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 12 May 1937 ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
|
| replaces | planned coronation of Edward VIII ⓘ |
| significantEventFor |
reign of George VI
ⓘ
reign of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother ⓘ |
| usesBuilding |
Westminster Abbey, London
ⓘ
surface form:
Coronation Theatre of Westminster Abbey
|
| usesRegalia |
Coronation Chair
ⓘ
Imperial State Crown ⓘ Sceptre with the Cross ⓘ Sceptre with the Dove ⓘ Sovereign's Orb ⓘ St Edward's Crown ⓘ |
| year | 1937 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: coronation of George VI Description of subject: The coronation of George VI was the 1937 ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London formally crowning King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as monarchs of the United Kingdom and the British Empire.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coronation of George VI
this entity surface form:
Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
this entity surface form:
anointing of George VI
this entity surface form:
Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth