Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II is formally crowned monarch of the United Kingdom in a lavish ceremony steeped in traditions that date back a millennium. A ...
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The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, broadcast live on 2 June 1953, was the event that did more than any other to make television a mainstream medium. More than 20 million people watched the ...
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Elizabeth II: coronation Elizabeth II riding in the Gold State Coach after her coronation in Westminster Abbey, London, June 2, 1953. (more) At the coronation of King George VI in 1937 for the first time a commentary was broadcast from within the Abbey and the service was relayed. In 1953 not only was there a commentary but the service itself ...
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Queen Elizabeth was crowned in St Edward’s Chair, made in 1300 for King Edward I. The St Edward’s Crown ,was placed on the Queen’s head during the coronation. It is made of solid gold .
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After Queen Elizabeth II was crowned The Duke of Edinburgh was the first, after the archbishops and bishops, to pay homage to her. The Queen's Coronation took place on 2 June 1953 following her accession on 6 February 1952. In 2013 The Queen celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of her Coronation, marking the occasion with a festival in the ...
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7,589 likes. theroyalfamily. The Imperial State Crown, which will be worn by The Queen during today's #StateOpening of Parliament, at #BuckinghamPalace. The Imperial State Crown was originally made for Queen Victoria's coronation in 1838. It incorporates many gemstones, including the diamond known as the Second Star of Africa, the Black Prince ...
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A coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power. In 1937, the 11 year old Princess Elizabeth had watched her father, King George VI, crowned in the elaborate ceremony and 16 years later on 2 June 1953, her own official coronation was to take place. Coronations have been held at Westminster Abbey for 900 years and The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was ...
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Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on Coronation Day, 1953, by Sir Cecil Beaton Cecil Beaton's portrait of Queen Elizabeth will be hard to beat. That iconic photograph combined the power of majesty ...
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