Coronation Day 1911

These are the scenes in Ellon Square on Coronation Day 1911. This was the coronation of George V. The previous coronation in August 1902 was of Edward VII who succeeded his mother, Queen Victoria. George V was the second son of Edward VII and reigned from 1910 until his death in 1936. He was succeeded by his oldest son who became Edward VIII but who abdicated to marry his American divorcee bride Wallis Simpson. After the abdication, he was succeeded by his younger brother Albert who became George VI and was the father of our present queen.