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Uniform worn by King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India.
Period: 1841-1910
Dimension: 83 x 55cm
Source: Victoria Memorial Hall
Description:
King Edward VII, eldest son of Queen Victoria, was the Emperor of India in the first decade of the 1900s. To mark his accession to the throne, a massive Coronation Durbar was organized in Delhi in 1903. This is the uniform worn by him in the capacity of the Colonel-in-chief of the Guards.
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