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Busselton Historical Society > Records

King Edward VIII Coronation Mug

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1936

Subcollections

Royal Memorabilia

Overview

Small cream mug with sloping sides featuring a sepia image of King Edward VIII with the flags of the United Kingdom. The mug has a gold rim at the drinking edge. There is some crazing and a crack has been mended.

Historical information

Edward VIII was born Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David on 23 June 1894 during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria as the eldest child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George V and Queen Mary. He was created Prince of Wales on his 16th birthday, seven weeks after his father succeeded as king and his style, charm and charisma made him a popular figure in post war Britain. However his behaviours soon gave cause for concern to his father and the then Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin. When his father King George V died on 20 January 1936 he was proclaimed the King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire and Emperor of India. His coronation was scheduled for 12th May 1937 but he was never crowned as he abdicated the throne in December 1936 in order to marry the twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. After his abdication he became known as the Duke of Windsor and lived outside of England until his death on 28 May 1972.

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Registration number

cwa-org-124-2024.46

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

2 in

Height or length

2 in

Inscriptions and markings

Below the image of Edward VIII inside blue outlined scrollery are the words
CORONATION EDWARD VIII 1937

The underside of the mug is stamped
MADE IN
ENGLAND

Contextual Information

Whilst much memorabilia was produced for the coronation of Edward VIII it was never used and has become popular with collectors of royal memorabilia.

Keywords

King Edward VIII

British Royal Family

Place made

England
United Kingdom

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

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