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Photograph showing the coffin of HM King George V being conveyed lying in state in Westminster Hall. This lasted from the 23rd to the 28th January 1936. He had died on the 20th January. Life Guards officers stand guard on the upper level of the catafalque, with members of the Yeoman of the Guard on floor level. After the late king's four surviving sons, King Edward VIII, the Duke of York, the Duke of Gloucester, and the Duke of Kent, stood vigil for a time on the 27th of January, the event became known as the Vigil of the Princes. From an album of 18 photographs and archives entitled: ‘1st Battalion Ceremonial 1936’ but covering the period 1936-38. It includes images of the funeral of HM King George V and the Presentation of Colours to HM King George VI.

State Funeral of King George V, 1936 (Ceremonial Events 1900-1999)