Editing Pomp and Circumstance Marches (section)

====History====
The ''Trio'' was used by Elgar in a song called "[[The King's Way (song)|The King's Way]]" which he wrote, to [[Alice Elgar|his wife's]] words, in celebration of the opening of an important new London street called [[Kingsway, London|Kingsway]] in 1909.<ref>{{harvnb|McVeagh|2007|p=156}}: "In 'The King's Way' Elgar set Alice's words to the trio theme of ''Pomp and Circumstance'' No. 4, to celebrate the thoroughfare recently opened in London."</ref>

During [[World War II]], No. 4 also acquired words: a patriotic poem by [[A. P. Herbert]] with the refrain beginning "All men must be free" was used as "[[Song of Liberty]]".<ref>{{Cite web | url= http://www.elgar.org/3pomp.htm | work= Elgar – His Music | access-date = 20 May 2007| title = Pomp and Circumstance Marches nos.&nbsp;1–5, Op.&nbsp;39 | author = Elgar Foundation}}</ref>

During the [[wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer]] on 29 July 1981, ''Pomp and Circumstance'' No. 4 served as the [[Recessional hymn|recessional]]. As Diana's veil was lifted and the couple bowed and curtsied to Queen [[Elizabeth II]], the opening notes sounded and continued as they walked down the aisle of [[St Paul's Cathedral]] out to the portico and the waiting crowds.<ref>Deborah McCoy, ''The World's Most Unforgettable Weddings: Love, Lust, Money, and Madness'' (London: Kensington, 2001), 62. {{ISBN|0806521856}}</ref>

March No. 4 was the first piece in the recessional music for the [[coronation of Charles III and Camilla|coronation of Charles III]] on 6 May 2023.
<ref>{{cite web
 | title = Order of Service the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla
 | publisher = Westminster Abbey
 | url = https://www.westminster-abbey.org/media/15941/order-of-service-the-coronation-of-their-majesties-king-charles-iii-and-queen-camilla.pdf
 | access-date = 30 August 2023
 | archive-date = 4 August 2023
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230804133600/http://www.westminster-abbey.org/media/15941/order-of-service-the-coronation-of-their-majesties-king-charles-iii-and-queen-camilla.pdf
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref>