Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher 1887-1972

On 5th May 1887 Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher was born.

On 12th January 1945 Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher [aged 57] was elected Archbishop of Canterbury.

Coronation of Elizabeth II

On 2nd June 1953 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 27] was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom by Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher [aged 66] at Westminster Abbey [Map].

Her ladies in waiting were:

Mistress of the Robes: Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire [aged 57]

Maids of Honour:

Mary Baillie-Hamilton [aged 19]

Jane Antonia Frances Vane-Tempest-Stewart [aged 20]

Nancy Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby [aged 18]

Anne Veronica Coke Baroness Glenconner [aged 20]

Moyra Kathleen Hamilton [aged 23]

On 19th February 1960 Prince Andrew Windsor 1st Duke of York was born to Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 38] and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 33] at Belgian Suite Buckingham Palace. He was baptised on 8th April 1960 by Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher [aged 72] at the Music Room, Buckingham Palace.

On 21st February 1960 Edwina Ashley Countess Mountbatten Burma [aged 58] died in Jesselton, North Borneo [now Kota Kinabalu, Sabah]. She was buried at sea off the coast of Portsmouth from HMS Wakeful on 25 February 1960. Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher [aged 72] officiated. Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had the Indian Navy frigate INS Trishul, already stationed in the city for repair for weeks, to escort the Wakeful and cast a wreath.

On 15th September 1972 Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher [aged 85] died.