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Christmas Day, Monday, 25 December 1066: Ealdred, Archbishop of York [b] Matilda of Flanders: Sunday, 11 May 1068 William II [c] 9 September 1087: Sunday, 26 September 1087: Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury Henry I [d] 2 August 1100: Sunday, 5 August 1100: Maurice, Bishop of London [b] Matilda of Scotland: 11 November 1100 marriage: Sunday ...
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 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 ...
The couple were standing side-by-side, with King Charles pictured wearing the Imperial State Crown and Queen Camilla wearing Queen Mary's Crown. Christmas images used to decorate official festive ...
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 ...
The King's Christmas message (or The Queen's Christmas message in a queen's reign, formally as His Majesty's Most Gracious Speech, [1] [2] and informally as the Royal Christmas message) is a broadcast made by the sovereign of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms to the Commonwealth of Nations each year at Christmas.
Equerry to the Queen Group Captain Peter Townsend CVO DSO DFC (1914–1995) Equerry to the Queen Major Sir Michael Edward Adeane KCVO CB (1910–1984) Equerry to the Queen Captain Viscount Althorp (1924–1992) Equerry to the Queen Captain The Lord Plunket (1923–1975), his coronet carried by his page, The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1938 ...
Four crowns will appear throughout the 10 days of events to honor the queen. Here is the meaning behind these crown jewels and other symbols.