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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 ...
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 film, directed by Sidney Gilliat, is based on Leslie Baily's The Gilbert and Sullivan Book, and Baily co-wrote the screenplay with Gilliat. Shot in Technicolor, it was produced by Gilliat and Frank Launder for London Films in time to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The film was a box-office failure.
Her Royal Majesty is opening up and sharing her memories from the unforgettable day that changed her life as part of the Royal Collection Season.
A photographer's who was perched high up on scaffolding inside Westminster Abbey at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation hopes the King Charles III's ceremony will make people better appreciate the ...
To celebrate the coronation of King Charles, the London hotel turns to its history. The Dorchester Hotel Recreates Decorations From Queen Elizabeth's 1953 Coronation Skip to main content
The ceremony took place in Westminster Abbey and was the first televised Coronation. She was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ceylon and Pakistan. Date: 2 June 1953 — uploaded: 10 May 2012: Source: The Queen waves from the palace balcony after the Coronation, 1953. Uploaded by mrjohncummings ...
Lambeth Palace Library is to stage an exhibition of coronation artefacts dating from the Middle Ages and including Elizabeth II’s ceremony. Preparations to prevent collision at Queen’s 1953 ...