View Queen Elizabeth Ii Coronation Ring Images. Next the sceptre with the cross and the rod with the dove are given to the queen. Elizabeth ii acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, george vi, on 6 february 1952.

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This is a personal account of that momentous day and for the first time ever, the ordinary people of britain were going to be able to watch a monarch's coronation in their own homes. The coronation of elizabeth ii took place on 2 june 1953 at westminster abbey, london. She ascended to the throne a year earlier, when her father died of lung cancer in february 1952.

Wherefore all you who are come this day to do your homage and service the solemnity of the queen's coronation being thus ended, the people shall stand, and the choir shall sing:

She ascended to the throne a year earlier, when her father died of lung cancer in february 1952. Coronation medal coin 12th may 1937 king george vi queen elizabeth ii bronze! 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. We take a look back at her life.