Only a week after returning to Britain, May and George went to Norway for the coronation of George's brother-in-law and sister, King Haakon VII and Queen Maud.

The coronation of King Haakon VII and Queen Maud on 22 June 1906

In this capacity, the Countess has attended the weddings of Prince Haakon of Norway, Princess Martha Louise of Norway, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, the 40th birthday celebrations for Prince Willem-Alexander and the coronation and the wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco.

King Haakon and Queen Maud were crowned at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim on 22 June 1906, the last coronation of a Scandinavian monarch.

The coronation of King Haakon VII and Queen Maud on 22 June 1906

The first version ( Gud signe kongen vor ) was written by Henrik Wergeland, but the version used today and quoted below was written by Gustav Jensen for the coronation of King Haakon VII in 1906.

In 1906, he filmed the coronation of King Haakon VII of Norway in the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, and was able to show his film of that event just three hours later to the public.

The regalia were last used for the coronation of Haakon VII and Queen Maud.

The supraportes ( panels above the doors ) in the 1840s and the coronation of King Haakon VII and Queen Maud in 1906.

This coronation never took place and the crown was subsequently used for the coronations of Queen Louise in 1860, Sophie in 1873 and Queen Maud in 1906.

The importance and meaning of coronation ceremonies and regalia also varied within the tradition: for instance Holy Roman Emperors could only be crowned emperor by the pope, which meant the coronation ceremony usually took place in Rome, often several years after these emperors had ascended to the throne ( as " king ") in their home country.

He assisted at James's coronation, and in 1604 took part in the Hampton Court conference.

Her coronation took place in Székesfehérvár on 17 September, the day after her father's burial, and she was unprecedentedly crowned " king " rather than " queen ", in order to emphasise her role as monarch and possibly to reduce that of her future husband.

Otto took control of Aachen, the place of coronation, and was crowned by Adolf, Archbishop of Cologne, on July 12, 1198.

His coronation took place on 12 March 1939.

His coronation took place on 8 October 1503.

Anacletus and his supporters being in secure control of St. Peter's Basilica, the coronation ultimately took place in the Lateran Church ( 4 June 1133 ), but otherwise the expedition proved abortive.

His coronation was deferred until 8 November 1414, when it took place at Aachen.

His formal coronation took place in June 1974, and soon thereafter the strains between the Wangchucks and Dorjis were relieved with the return that year of the exiled members of the latter family.

The Convention Parliament was dissolved in December 1660, and Charles's coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on 23 April 1661.

George VI's coronation took place on 12 May 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation.

The coronation took place on 4 November and days of festivities in a friendly spirit followed.

Her public coronation as queen took place on November 22, 1883 and she took the name Ranavalona III.

A new Hungarian offensive took place between 1343 and 1345, after King Charles ’ death and the coronation of his son King Louis I.

It was against this backdrop that James's coronation took place at Scone on 21 May 1424.

Pius X's traditional coronation took place on the following Sunday, 9 August 1903.

The coronation ceremony, officiated by Pope Pius VII, took place at Notre Dame de Paris, on 2 December 1804.

The empress consort also is crowned and given a ring at her at her husband's coronation, although formerly this took place at a semi-public court ceremony three days after the emperor's coronation.

The coronation of Carinthian Dukes consisted of three parts: first, a ritual in the Slovene language was performed at the Prince's Stone ; then a mass was held at the cathedral of Maria Saal (); and subsequently, a ceremony took place at the Duke's Chair (, German: ), where the new Duke swore an oath in German and where he also received the homage of the estates.

Louis VIII succeeded his father on 14 July 1223 ; his coronation took place on 6 August of the same year in the cathedral at Reims.

Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and later the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany.

* 202 BC – coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place, initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty's rule over China.

However, as with his predecessor Pope Pius XII, he chose to have the coronation itself take place on the balcony of Saint Peter's Basilica, in view of the crowds assembled in Saint Peter's Square below.

The Empress now began to take the necessary steps to have herself crowned queen in his place, which would require the agreement of the church and her coronation at Westminster.

* May 12 – The coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth ( later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother ) takes place at Westminster Abbey, London.

Aachen was the place of coronation of the German emperors, and the ecclesiastical principalities of the Rhine bulked largely in German history.

The reconciliation, however, was preceded by reports of a plot to assassinate the new Druk Gyalpo before his coronation could take place and to set fire to the Tashichho Dzong ( Fortress of the Glorious Religion, the seat of government in Thimphu ).

It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English, later British and later still ( and currently ) monarchs of the Commonwealth realms.

Francis found the crown so heavy at his coronation that four nobles had to hold it in place as he walked up the steps to his throne.

A coronation is not necessary for a sovereign to reign ; indeed, the ceremony usually takes place many months after accession to allow sufficient time for its preparation and for a period of mourning.

Many people know Reims for its cathedral, Notre-Dame de Reims, formerly the place of coronation of the kings of France.