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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. 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. The ...
May 26, 2024 · June 2, 1953. Location: London. United Kingdom. coronation of Elizabeth II, coronation of Elizabeth II as queen of “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon ,” and “Possessions and other Territories.”
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After Queen Elizabeth II was crowned The Duke of Edinburgh was the first, after the archbishops and bishops, to pay homage to her. The Queen's Coronation took place on 2 June 1953 following her accession on 6 February 1952.
Feb 9, 2010 · On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II is formally crowned monarch of the United Kingdom in a lavish ceremony steeped in traditions that date back a millennium. A thousand dignitaries and guests...
May 23, 2018 · Queen Elizabeth II served from 1952 to 2022 as reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
Jan 12, 2018 · Queen Elizabeth II wore the crown exactly once: On her own coronation day, June 2, 1953, 16 months after she took the throne following the death of her father King George VI at the age of...
May 4, 2023 · He was just four years old in 1937 when he watched the Coronation procession of George VI and his aunt, Queen Elizabeth - later known as the Queen Mother - from a bedroom window at...
