GREAT BRITAIN Corazzieri in front of Westminster Cathedral await the arrival of Edward VII on the day of his coronation. The solemn ceremony was to take place on June 26; but was postponed because the monarch ascended the throne 22 January 1901; had to be unexpectedly underwent an appendectomy (an experimental procedure at the time) three days before the expected date of ' coronation. Stereoscopic photography HC White CO (USA); United Kingdom; August 9; 1902