28+ Queen Elizabeth Ii Coronation Date Gif. The coronation brought the nation together, as 10.4 million people watched in the homes of friends and neighbours, and 1.5 million watched in public places like pubs the bbc coverage of the event included cameras installed inside westminster abbey for the first time, to show the coronation service. Queen elizabeth ii was crowned in westminster abbey in london, in a ceremony that lasted almost three hours, starting at 11:15 am.
Queen elizabeth celebrates the 60th anniversary of her 1953 coronation on sunday. The coronation of elizabeth ii took place on 2 june 1953 at westminster abbey, london. On june 2, 1953 queen elizabeth ii was crowned solemnly at westminster abbey in london at age 26.
The humanity and kindness of this woman, remaining true to her solemn oath.
Queen elizabeth ii, wearing the imperial crown, smiles and waves to a crowd from balcony of buckingham palace on june 3, 1953, in london, on returning from westminster abbey following her coronation. Archival footage shows queen elizabeth being crowned in london on june 2, 1953. The queen having returned to her chair (her majesty having already on tuesday, the fourth day of november, 1952, in the presence of the two houses of parliament, made and signed the declaration prescribed by act of parliament), the archbishop standing before her shall administer the coronation. I believe these were intended to be groundbreaking examples of.