Investiture Collection

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey - Investiture Card
Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918). Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1909 until his death in 1918, Mehmed - original name Mehmed Resad - spent much of his life in seclusion until

Prince of Wales investiture, eight reportage photographs of scenes from the investiture, Carnarvon Castle, Wales. Captioned, Cool or Nervous

Scene from The Faithful Heart
A scene from the film The Faithful Heart depicting a fictional Victoria Cross investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Date: 1932

King George VI inspecting the Yeomen of the Guard
King George VI (1895-1952) inspecting the Yeomen of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. The Yeomen are under the Captaincy of Arthur Chichester, Colonel The Lord Templemore (1880-1953). Date: 1939

Costumes of Count Ernst IV von Gleichen and his wives
Costumes of Count Ernst IV von Gleichen with his first wife Ingeborg and second wife Margaretha, 13th century. Graf Ernst von Gleichen. From the effigy in Erfurt cathedral

Japanese overlord presents armour to grateful subordinate in formal ceremony of investiture

Ceremony of investiture of a Knight. Miniature of the 15th century of Tristan and Iseult Poem. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Clementine Churchill receiving Insignia of the Dame Grand Cr
Clementine Churchill, wife of Sir Winston Churchill, pictured with her two daughters, Mrs Oliver (Sarah Churchill, on the right)

Matilda of Tuscany (1046-1115). Italian noble. Engraving. Co
Matilda of Tuscany or Matilda of Canossa (1046-1115). Italian noblewoman. Supporter of Pope Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy. Engraving by R. Brend Amour. La Ilustracion, 1887. Colored

Lord Great Chamberlain presenting spurs to the King
The Lord Great Chamberlain, the Marquess of Cholmondeley, presenting the spurs to King Edward VII (simply by touching his heels)

Betty Quinn - Coventry ARP Worker with George Medal
Betty Quinn - Coventry ARP Worker, has her George Medal admired by her sister, Joyce. Betty was the youngest recipient of the GM when they were presented for the first time at a recent Buckingham

The future King Edward VIII
Portrait of the Prince of Wales and future King Edward VIII. He is wearing the Insignia of the Garter. Photo by D. Knights Whittome, at Windsor Castle on June 10th 1911, after the investiture

John Bamford, youngest winner of the George Cross medal after his investiture at Buckingham Palace. John received the award for rescuing his two brothers from a blazing bedroom at his home in Baker

Buckingham Palace Investiture Pass. 1918

Alfonso VII (1105-1157), called the Emperor. King of Galicia in 1111 and King of Le??n and Castile in 1126. In 1135 held another investiture in a grand ceremony with his proclamation as Emperor of

Gathering of boy scouts in Sierra Leone, West Africa
A large gathering of boy scouts in Sierra Leone, West Africa, with a special investiture ceremony taking place. Date: 20th century

Captain Angus Buchanan receiving the VC and Military Medal from King George V at the Bristol investiture. He was led to the platform, having been blinded in action in Mesopotamia. Date: 1917

Munition workers watch Royal Investiture on Clydeside, WW1
Female munitions workers of the National Projectile Factory on Clydeside, dressed in their work clothes, fill the stands at the Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow where they watched King George V carry out a

Section Officer Pennington with OBE medal, WW2
Section Officer M. Pennington of Southwark Fire Station showing her OBE medal to AFS colleagues, Second World War (5 March 1941). Date: 1941

Investing with the Armill and Royal robe
Dean of Westminister dresses King George V in the Armill (type of bracelet, symbolically known as " the bracelets of wisdom and sincerity")

Girding and oblation of the sword
The Sword being girdled upon KIng George V by Lord Great Chamberlain, accompanied by other Archbishops. (The girding is a symbol for the terror and punishment of evil doers and for the protection)

Presenting the spurs to King George V
King George V seated on the Coronation Chair, vested with the Colobium Sindonis, or sleeveless vest, the Supertunica of cloth of gold and the Girdle

Lord Great Chamberlain girding sword on the King
The Lord Great Chamberlain, the Marquess of Cholmondeley, pictured girding the sword on King Edward VII, part of the investiture stage of the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902. Date: 1902

Investiture of the Prince of Wales 1911
Prince Edward of Wales, later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor (1894-1972), then a youth of seventeen years of age, is photographed here wearing the robes in which he was invested as Prince of

The royal investiture of Prince Charles
Cover of the Illustrated London News with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and her son, Prince Charles. The royal investiture marked the formal creation of the title, Prince of Wales. Date: 1969

Royal investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castl
Prince Charles in full regalia as he is presented to the Welsh people at Queen Eleanors Gate. His coronet weighs only three pounds and is of pure gold crystals

Vietnam - Hue - Investiture feast / festival of King Bao Dai
Investiture feast/festival of King Bao Dai - formal hearing before the Thai Hoa Palace, (The Palace of Supreme Peace) at Hue, Vietnam

Roy Chadwick, left, and Wg Cdr Guy Gibson following their investiture at Buckingham Palace on 22 June 1943 where Roy Chadwick was presented with a CBE and Guy Gibson his VC and a bar to his DSO

Investiture of a knight. Illustration from Chronicle
" Investiture of a knight. Illustration from " Chronicle of Council of Constance", 1464. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. CZECH Rep.. Prague

Statute of the Order of the Holy Spirit. Rules for the investiture of knights. Gothic art. Miniature Painting

Investiture of a knight in 14th c. Engraving

PRIAMO DELLA QUERCIA (c. 1374-1438). Investiture of the Rector of the Hospital. 1442. ITALY. Siena. Ospedale di Santa Maria della Scala (Santa Maria della Scala Hospital). Central detail

Europe (1077). Investiture Controversy. Gregory VII absolving Henry IV. Fresco. VATICAN CITY. Vatican Palaces

The Investiture of Herold as Duke of Franconia, 1751 Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (1696-1770). Detail of the fresco in the Imperial Hall of the Residenz, Wurzburg

Lieutenant Ernest Gidden receiving the George Cross, 1942
Lieutenant Ernest Gidden(1910 -1961)receiving the George Cross for making safe a mine which had fallen on Hungerford Bridge

Order of the Garter bestowed at Windsor Castle Chapter Room
Investiture of his Royal Highness Frederick William of Prussia(1831-1888)(shown here in Prussian uniform) with the Order of the Garter, following his marriage to Victoria(Vicky)the Princess Royal

Investiture of the Prince of Wales, 1969
Investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle in 1969 with a good view of the perspex canopy specially designed for the event by Lord Snowdon. Date: 1969

Investiture of the Prince of Wales
The investiture of Edward (the future King Edward VIII) as Prince of Wales, flanked by his parents, King George V and Queen Mary at Queen Eleanors Gateway, Caernarvon Castle on 13th July 1911

Prince of Wales investiture, Caernarvon
Investiture of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) at Caernarvon. Here he is travelling in an open carriage with his parents, King George V and Queen Mary

Bootblack at Prince of Wales investiture, Caernarvon

Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) Knight of the Garter
The Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor) invested as Knight of the Garter. Seen here at the centre of the photograph, wearing a large plume of white feathers

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey - Investiture
The Investiture ceremony of Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918) at the Topkapi Palace. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1909 until his death in 1918

1911 investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarvon
King George V and Queen Mary presenting their eldest son, Prince Edward to the crowds after his investiture as Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle on 13 July 1911

Prince of Wales Investiture Medal, 1911
Photograph showing the obverse of the Prince of Wales Investiture Medal produced for that event in Carnarvon Castle, North Wales, 1911

Gold Coronet used in the Investiture of the Prince of Wales
Photograph showing the gold coronet used in the investiture of the Prince of Wales, held at Carnarvon Castle, North Wales, 1911

Victoria / Order of Garter
The investiture of Victor Emmanuel II (King of Sardinia and later of Italy) with the Order of the Garter at Windsor Castle, on 1 December 1855

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