Collection search - Proclamation of Accession of George VI at St.James Palace, London, and at Ottawa, Canada
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Record information – Brief Proclamation of Accession of George VI at St.James Palace, London, and at Ottawa, Canada
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):75165Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: MAIN CATALOGUEAccession:1983-0065Media:SoundPart:2 of 2Release date:1936-12-12Production company:British Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting CorporationDescription:This is a broadcast of the ceremony of the proclamation of the accession of King George VI. A British Broadcasting Corporation announcer describes the scene from the roof of St. James Palace (6s). A trumpet fanfare follows. Sir Gerald W. Wollaston, Garter Principal, King-at-Arms, reads the proclamation of the accession of George VI following the abdication of King Edward VIII. This is followed by God Save the King, a fanfare and a 41 gun salute from Hyde Park. Next comes a broadcast from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation consisting of a reading of the proclamation, with minor adaptations for a Canadian audience by William Lyon Mackenzie King and in French by Ernest Lapointe.Language:English / FrançaisNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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