Death and state funeral of Edward VII
Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, died on Friday 6 May 1910 at the age of 68. His state funeral occurred two weeks later, on 20 May 1910. He was succeeded by his only living son, George V.
Date
- 6 May 1910
- (death)
- 20 May 1910
- (state funeral)
- Buckingham Palace
- (place of death)
- Westminster Hall
- (lying in state)
- St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- (official ceremony)
The funeral was the largest gathering of European royalty ever to take place, and the last before many royal families were deposed in the First World War and its aftermath.[1]
