Ceremony Collection (page 3)

Opening ceremony, Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
Opening ceremony of the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, by Field Marshal Lord Plumer, 24 July 1927. 1927

Opening ceremony by Queen Victoria, Great Exhibition 1851
25, 000 grangers and dignitaries with season tickets attending the grand opening by Queen Victoria on the 1st of May 1851 of the temporary glass structure, The Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, London

Queen Elizabeth II - Attending the Trooping of the Colour - Taking the Salute at Horseguards Parade. Date: circa 1954

Wedding of Prince Arthur to Princess Louise of Prussia
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850 1942) marrying Princess Louise of Prussia (1860 1917), on 13th March 1879, at St Georges Chapel, Windsor

The Kissing Ceremony by Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky
The Kissing Ceremony by Russian painter Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky (1839-1915). Date: late 19th century

WW1 - Territorials Blessed at St. Pancras Church, London
WW1 - London Territorials are blessed as they pass St. Pancras Church, London, where they deposited their colours Date: 1914

Launch of Shamrock V
The Shamrock V yacht, commissioned by Sir Thomas Lipton to contest the Americas Cup, is launched at Gosport, Hampshire following the naming ceremony by Lady Shaftesbury Date: 14 April 1930

Victoria opens St Thomas Hospital
Queen Victoria opens the newly completed St Thomas Hospital, situated on the southern Thames Embankment in Lambeth, London, across the river from the Palace of Westminster

The naming ceremony of Handley Page Halifax I L9608
The naming ceremony of Handley Page Halifax I, L9608, at Radlett by the Viscountess Halifax, 12 September 1941. Date: 1941

The Queen in the Scottish National Service in St. Giles Cath
The newly-crowned Queen Elizabeth II, attends the Scottish National Service of Dedication and Thanksgiving at the High Kirk of Edinburgh (St Giles Cathedral)

14th Hussars - Colonel Brown Victoria Cross Re-enactment
Victoria Cross Re-enactment of the bravery of Colonel Edward Douglas Brown (Edward Douglas Browne-Synge-Hutchinson VC) (18611940) of the 14th Hussars - who

St. John s. Isle of Man
St. Johns Church, on Tynwald Hill, Isle of Man, where a service is held every year, on 5th July, before the ceremony of choosing a new Parliament takes place on Tynwald Hill. Date: 1960s photo

Queen Elizabeth II with Sir Basil Spence
The Queen talking to Sir Basil Spence, architect of the new Coventry Cathedral during her visit to the city to attend the ceremony of consecration in 1962. Date: 1962

Kaiser Wilhelm II at Kiel shipyard, Germany, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, visiting Kiel shipyard, Germany, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 2 October 1918

Blessing the Bells of St. Pauls Cathedral, 1878
Engraving showing the ceremony held to bless the newly installed bells of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, in 1878. The image shows a group of clergy, kneeling in prayer, and the ringers

Allied Military Leaders receive Legion of Honour Grand Croix
Allied Military Leaders - WWII era. General Gamelin, Commander-in-chief of the Allied Armies; General Sir Edmund Ironside, Chief of the British Imperial General Staff; General Viscount Gort

Procession of Horse Guardsmen - London Date: circa 1910s

Easter Celebrations in Rural Russia
Easter Celebrations in Russia - The traditional cakes pictures are only baked once a year for the celebration. Date: 1902

Royal Wedding at Westminster Abbey
Artists impression of the interior of Westminster Abbey, preferred venue for weddings of British royalty. Date: 1986

Beating the Bounds Boats
ENGLAND - BEATING THE BOUNDS Choirboys and dignitaries sailing down the Thames in rowing boats, en route to St. Clement Danes for the beating the parish boundaries ceremony Date: early 1930s

Crowning of Nicolas I
NICOLAS I/TSAR SCENES & EVENTS Crowning of the Tzar in Moscow on 19 August 1826. Date: 1796 - 1855

Synagogue dedication / Picart
The dedication of the Portuguese Jewish Synagogue at Amsterdam

Limerick Mitre / Shaw
A precious mitre used by the Bishop of Limerick, Ireland on occasions of great ceremony. It is made of plates of gold and adorned with gems and precious stones

Victoria / Pjournal / 1897
Queen Victoria rides through the streets of London on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee

Rousseaus Remains
The remains of Jean-Jacques Rousseau are transferred to the Pantheon, Paris, with much ceremony, during the Revolution

Lincoln Inauguration
Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States at Washington, in front of the partly completed Capitol building

Tower Bridge / Opening 94
The Opening Ceremony : the Royal Yacht passes between the raised drawbridges

The Coronation of King George VI - The King in Royal Robes
circa 1910s

Boy, child fakir, India
19th century vintage photograph: Boy, child fakir, India

Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran - Shahs Coronation
Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran (1960-) at the Coronation of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980). On 26th October 1967, twenty-six years into his reign as Shah (" King" )

The Coronation of the Shah of Iran - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
The Coronation of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980). On 26th October 1967, twenty-six years into his reign as Shah (" King" )

The late King George VI lies in State at Westminster Hall. A Guard stands alongside the coffin, his head bowed in respect. Date: 1952

The Ceremony of the Keys, Tower of London Date: 1960s

Royal Wedding, Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones
Royal Wedding of Princess Margaret (1930-2002) and Anthony Armstrong-Jones (1930-2017) on 6th May 1960 - pictured at Buckingham Palace after the ceremony. Date: 1960

The Welsh Guards leaving Buckingham Palace, London
circa 1910s

Ancient Germanic warriors on a battlefield. Formations of cavalry, infantry and other troops behind wheeled vehicles. Warrior at left with winged helmet, sword, shield, fur cape and tunic

Ancient Persian priests performing ritual sacrifices
Ancient Persian priests in white robes performing ritual sacrifices at a pyre. Pireo e Sacerdoti Persi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes

Ancient Etruscan wedding ceremony. The bride and groom hold each others hands in front of doors which are only opened after the ceremony has ended

Captain Terence Cousins Memorial Roundabout
This was unveiled following a brief ceremony on 7 June 2004. 47 Royal Marine Commando, Cousins unit, gained the heights above Port en Bessin on D Day

Queen Elizabeth II, Trooping the Colour
Queen Elizabeth II on horseback, returning from the ceremony of Trooping the Colour. Date: circa 1954

Queen Farah Dibah of Iran - Shahs Coronation
Queen Farah Dibah of Iran (1938-) at the Coronation of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980). On 26th October 1967, twenty-six years into his reign as Shah (" King" )

Diola Man from Guinea-Bissau, West Africa - at a Festival Date: circa 1907

A pagan belief, that holly was a symbol of fertility and eternal life, this took place on the Twelfth Night, burning holly tree branch was carried through the village, followed by a brass band

Christening of Prince Peter of Yugoslavia (1923-1970) in October 1923 in Belgrade.Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) (later King George VI) acted as Chief Witness as he did at King Alexanders wedding

Sempill British Aviation Mission to Japan
Shinto ceremony at opening of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Station at Kasumi-ga-ura, July 1921. William Francis Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill AFC

Sierra Leone - Gbangbama Devils (Native Jesters). Sierra Leone has a rich cultural history, with a strong presence of traditional local mascots, who (to this day) appear in the form of devils

Southwick near Trowbridge, Wiltshire - An Open-Air Baptism
Southwick near Trowbridge, Wiltshire - A well-attended baptism by complete immersion in the open air baptistry. This bapistry was improved and walled in 1937

Trooping the Colour - the Queens last ride
Queen Elizabeth II riding at the Trooping the Colour ceremony for the last time in 1986 on her horse Burmese. 1986

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