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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.
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She had been queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the monarch of 15 realms at her death.
The original Queen's Beasts in the Canadian Museum of History. The Queen's Beasts are ten heraldic statues representing the genealogy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted as the Royal supporters of England. They stood in front of the temporary western annexe to Westminster Abbey for the Queen's coronation in 1953. [1]
The 2022 Platinum Jubilee celebrated Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne, with the monarch first taking on the royal title all the way back in 1952. However, Elizabeth wasn't crowned until ...
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 ...
The first was Queen Mary I, whose coronation was in 1553. 2. Elizabeth’s coronation date was chosen on the advice of meteorologists because, according to statistical records, it was most likely ...
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 ...
King Charles II 1630–1685 r. 1649–1651 r. 1660–1685 (Scotland) r. 1660–1685 (England) Catherine of Braganza 1638–1705 Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland: William II 1626–1650 Prince of Orange: Mary Princess Royal 1631–1660 Princess of Orange: Anne Hyde 1637–1671 Duchess of York: King James II [a] 1633–1701 r. 1685–1688 ...