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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 procession for the coronation of Elizabeth II was an element of the ceremony in which court, clerical, governmental, and parliamentary officials from around the Commonwealth of Nations moved in a set order of precedence through the streets of London, England, and into Westminster Abbey, where the coronation took place.
The film documents the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, with a narration of events by Laurence Olivier. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and was the first winner of the now-defunct Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film. [2] [3] [4] The film was one of the most popular at the British box office in ...
On June 2nd, 1953, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary started her tenure as the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Queen Elizabeth II almost didn't become queen. She was third in line to the ...
See photos of Queen Elizabeth's coronation: Queen Elizabeth became the head of the monarchy at the age of 25 on June 2, 1953, with millions watching as she was crowned at Westminster Abbey.
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The Marquess and Marchioness of Cambridge, the Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife. Lady Mary and Peter Whitley, the Queen's second cousin and her husband; The Duchess and Duke of Beaufort, the Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
Rosemary Hume, the principal of the London Le Cordon Bleu school created Poulet Reine Elizabeth (later known as Coronation Chicken) for one of the coronation menus on 2 June 1953. Dione Lucas is thought to have helped Hume create her first cookery book as her spelling was known to be poor.