The Coronation of Edward VII it remains one of Méliès' most well-received works. Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark process into Westminster Abbey, where the King is administered the coronation oath and presented with a Bible to kiss. The King is anointed and crowned on King Edward's Chair by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Frederick Temple. The King and Queen sit on thrones as all assembled pay their homage. The reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria, died on 22 January 1901, at which point her eldest son, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, became King Edward VII. The coronation ceremony for Edward and his wife
Infanta Mariana Victoria of Portugal Infanta Mariana Victoria of Portugal Mariana Victoria of Portugal (or of Braganza; Portuguese: Mariana Vitória; full name: "Mariana Vitória Josefa Francisca Xavier de Paula Antonieta Joana Domingas Gabriela de Bragança"; or ; 15 December 1768 – 2 November 1788) was a Portuguese "Infanta" (princess), the eldest daughter of Queen Maria I of Portugal and her king-consort, Infante Pedro of Portugal. Mariana Victoria was born at the Royal Palace of Queluz, near Lisbon. She was named after her maternal grandmother, Mariana Victoria of Spain, a daughter of Philip V of Spain. Her grandmother Mariana went to Spain in 1777 to discuss