Accession Number

2022.006.020.009

Description

A printed commercial souvenir programme (Chenhall: program) for the Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra at the Westminster Abbey on August 9, 1902, the front cover with four coloured crossed flags on which are two cartouches bearing the images of Queen Alexandra (left) and King Edward II (right) in blue ink, and above them the Royal Coat of Arms. At the top in upper-case font is "PROGRAMME" and at the bottom is "SOUVENIR". The inside has three printed pages of text describing the order and timing of the procession of carriages leaving Buckingham Palace and arriving at Westminster Abbey.

Narrative

This commercially produced souvenir program describes the order and timing of the procession of carriages leaving Buckingham Palace and arriving at Westminster Abbey before the Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on August 9, 1902.

This souvenir programme is part of other ephemeral papers in Craigdarroch’s Primary Collection related to the Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. It was collected to aid in the understanding and presentation of the history of the Dunsmuir family story.

History of Use

This souvenir programme was used by Berkeley Holme-Sumner, R.N. and Mrs. Margaret Joan Harvey (Mrs. Berkeley Holme-Sumner) in England until it was inherited and used by their daughter Georgiana Holme-Sumner (Mrs. Robert Dunlop Stewart) in England, and later, in Scotland by her son, who donated it to The Castle Society in 2022.

Date

1902

Dimensions

22.8 x 14.9 cm

Material

Paper

Country of Origin

England