King's Empire - Volume 1 - Introduction and Contents

The following images are from the book "King's Empire" published in 2 volumes the early 1900s. The photographs were taken at the height of the British Empire. The books are available in higher resolution for download as PDF ebooks at www.ozebook.com

THE KING OPENING PARLIAMENT. Great interest is taken by most people in the Opening of Parliament, and that interest is enhanced when the Sovereign attends in person. In our picture Edward VII. is seen sitting in the old State Chair, formerly used by Queen Victoria when she opened or prorogued Parliament. The State Chair which Queen Alexandra occupies was specially made for her, and is an exact replica of the Throne Chair. Our present King opened his first Parliament on Thursday, February 54, I901. On that occasion, probably for the first time in our history, a Queen Consort accompanied the Sovereign in equal State. (Frontispiece.)