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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] Elizabeth 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.
The Crown passed from Queen Anne to Sophia's son, King George I, as Sophia had already died. Queen Anne and King George I were second cousins, as both were great-grandchildren of James VI and I. For a family tree that shows George I's relationship to Anne, see George I of Great Britain § Family tree .
21 April 1509 (King) 11 June 1509 (Queen) marriage: Sunday, 24 June 1509: William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury [b] Anne Boleyn- article: 28 May 1533 marriage: Sunday, 1 June 1533: Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury Edward VI - article [c] 28 January 1547: Sunday, 20 February 1547 Mary I - article [d] 19 July 1553: Sunday, 1 October 1553
Campaign groups brand detentions during republican protests as ‘incredibly alarming’ after Westminster Abbey ceremony
The King and Queen rounded the side of the Queen Victoria Memorial to begin processing down The Mall at around 10.23am. ... The newly-crowned King and Queen Consort will then embark on a ...
At this moment, the king or queen is crowned, and the guests in the abbey cry in unison three times, "God Save the King/Queen". The trumpeters sound a fanfare and church bells ring out across the kingdom, as gun salutes echo from the Tower of London and Hyde Park. [111]
The other crown she wore to her coronation, St. Edward's Crown, will be placed on King Charles' head, according to the Telegraph. Charles' wife, Camilla, the Queen Consort, will wear the Crown of ...
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 ...