Download Queen Elizabeth On Her Coronation Day Images. On the 2nd june 1953, the coronation of queen elizabeth ii took place and the whole country joined in celebration. Read the full transcript of her address to the british people.
Canadians knew the coronation of queen elizabeth was happening on june 2, 1953. In a rare television appearance for a new documentary from the smithsonian channel, queen elizabeth shares the memories of the day she was crowned nearly 65. Colour transparency of queen elizabeth ii (b.1926) on her coronation day.
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Elizabeth ii acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, george vi, on 6 february 1952, being proclaimed queen by her privy and executive councils shortly afterwards. Archival footage shows queen elizabeth being crowned in london on june 2, 1953. It is often mistakenly thought that a monarch becomes a monarch on coronation day. 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.