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British Royals George VI (1895-1952) and Queen Elizabeth (1900-2002) sitting either side of British clergyman Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864-1945), Archbishop of Canterbury, during the coronation ceremony, held at Westminster Abbey in London, England, 12th May 1937. Seated at the back are Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1862-1938), the mother of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (1906-1968), wearing the Kent City of London Fringe Tiara, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1901-2004), Queen Maud of Norway (1869-1938), Mary of Teck (1867-1953), Princess Elizabeth (1926-2022), Princess Margaret (1930-2002), and Princess Mary, Princess Royal (1897-1965). (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

British Royals George VI (1895-1952) and Queen Elizabeth (1900-2002) sitting either side of British clergyman Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864-1945), Archbishop of Canterbury, during the coronation ceremony, held at Westminster Abbey in London, England, 12th May 1937. Seated at the back are Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1862-1938), the mother of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (1906-1968), wearing the Kent City of London Fringe Tiara, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1901-2004), Queen Maud of Norway (1869-1938), Mary of Teck (1867-1953), Princess Elizabeth (1926-2022), Princess Margaret (1930-2002), and Princess Mary, Princess Royal (1897-1965). (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)