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The coronation of Elizabeth II as queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London. [1] She 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.
Elizabeth II held numerous titles and honours, both during and before her time as monarch of each of her Commonwealth realms.Each is listed below; where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the title or award (the title as Princess Elizabeth of York being given as from her birth), and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation.
The Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen's husband. The Duke of Cornwall, the Queen's son and heir; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, the Queen's mother. The Princess Margaret, the Queen's sister; The Princess Royal, the Queen's paternal aunt. The Earl and Countess of Harewood, the Queen's first cousin and his wife; The Hon. Gerald Lascelles, the Queen ...
When her father died in 1952, Elizabeth was crowned Queen. 1. The heir apparent: Prince Charles ... (the way children of the Queen’s sons are). The Princess Royal’s first-born child is Peter ...
King George and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (as she was later nicknamed) were crowned on May 12, 1937, another reassuring move for the monarchy as the date originally chosen for Edward's ...
Elizabeth was born on 21 April 1926, the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and his wife, Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary , and her mother was the youngest daughter of Scottish aristocrat Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th ...
On Sunday 7 May, the Prince and Princess of Wales attended the coronation concert for the newly crowned King and Queen along with their two eldest children, Prince George, nine, and Princess ...
The Queen opening a session of the New Zealand Parliament on 12 January 1954 in the Legislative Council Chamber, Parliament House. She is wearing her coronation gown. The Queen, wearing her coronation gown, arriving at Parliament House, Canberra to open the third session of the 20th Federal Parliament on 15 February 1954