As we bring the present stream of "Coronation Posts" to a (perhaps merciful) end - in time for the forthcoming Bank Holiday - an extremely important question remains: just who was, in fact, crowned on Wednesday, 12th May 1937 ?
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| Edward VIII, King and Emperor, in his Coronation robes. |
VBCW researchers and historians are now advised, for the sake of their mental health, to read no further. The remainder of our worldwide readership can then sympathise with the 1937 Editor of the "Illustrated London News", Mr Bruce Ingram. Having commissioned the above - extremely expensive, full colour - portrait of Edward VIII in his Coronation Robes well in advance, he must have been aghast at news of the Abdication on 11th December 1936, and the prospect of yet further enormous expenditure on royal portraiture. Thankfully, however, some old fashioned and Very British ingenuity saved the day:
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| George VI, King and Emperor, in his Coronation Robes |
Just goes to demonstrate that "head swapping" is not unique to 28mm figure modellers......
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