Coronation of the British monarch 1 January 1903 to celebrate the accession of Edward VII, who was represented by his brother the Duke of Connaught. In 1911, George V also held a durbar which he and his wife Queen Mary attended in person. Since it was deemed inappropriate for a Christian anointing and coronation to take place in a largely non-Christian nation, George V was not crowned in India; instead, he wore an imperial crown as he entered the Durbar. Tradition prohibited the removal of the Crown Jewels from the United Kingdom; therefore, a separate crown, known as the Imperial Crown of India, was created
Francis, Duke of Teck return from Egypt he was gazetted a Colonel in the British Army. The Duke of Teck was made Colonel ("Oberst") à la suite of the 25th (1st Württemberg) Dragoons "Queen Olga" on 6 March 1889, and a "Generalmajor" in the German Army on 18 October 1891. He was made a supernumerary Major-General in the British Army in July 1893 and a "Generalleutnant" in the German Army on 18 April 1895. Because Francis had no inheritance, the couple lived on Mary Adelaide's Parliamentary allowance of £5,000 per annum (equivalent to ca. £525,000 in 2013), supplemented by income from her mother, the