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Preparations for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II began the moment she acceded to the throne in February 1952. But it was not until 16 months later, on 2 June 1953, that she was crowned queen. The much-anticipated day began with a procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey, the site of English and British coronations since Harold II’s in 1066.
31 de mai. de 2013 · 31 May 2013. Sixty years ago on 2 June 1953 crowds lined the streets of London to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. These pictures which capture some of the atmosphere of the day ...
Coronation Day. Coronation Procession, 1953 ©. On 2 June 1953 Queen Elizabeth II became the 39th Sovereign and sixth Queen in her own right to be crowned at Westminster Abbey, where every coronation for the last 900 years has taken place. The coronation service used in modern times can be traced back to the crowning of King Edgar at Bath in 973.
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 ...
1 de mai. de 2023 · Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation on June 2, 1953 was the first royal British coronation ceremony to be televised. Twenty-seven million Britons and 85 million Americans joined viewers around the ...
Há 1 dia · Queen Elizabeth II was formally crowned during a coronation ceremony at London’s Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953.Elizabeth, only 27 years old at the time, was accompanied by her husband ...
1953: Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath. Queen Elizabeth II has been crowned at a coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London. In front of more than 8,000 guests, including prime ministers and heads of state from around the Commonwealth, she took the Coronation Oath and is now bound to serve her people and to maintain the laws of God.
