The newly-crowned Queen took the Coronation Oath at Westminster Abbey, where the three-hour-long service went off without a hitch One day, she was simply Princess Elizabeth, the next: Queen Elizabeth.
As the coronation of King Charles III the third approaches soon, a piece of floral embroidery originally created for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation dress from 1953 will be put up for auction in May ...
She was just another pretty face in the crowd, an excited young American reporter on the assignment of her career so far – covering the June 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Little could ...
Queen Elizabeth II was formally crowned during a coronation ceremony at London’s Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953.Elizabeth, only 27 years old at the time, was accompanied by her husband, Prince ...
Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest on the grounds of Windsor Castle on Sept. 19, 2022. After a week of mourning in the United Kingdom and beyond, and numerous rumors surrounding her death, a number ...
For the first time since the queen’s coronation in 1953, the dress, robes, jewels, diamonds and uniforms worn on that day have finally been brought together again. The coronation dress and the robe ...
Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her coronation, Buckingham Palace, 1953. The Print Collector/Getty Images At the age of 25, Queen Elizabeth II — then known as Princess Elizabeth — pledged to remain ...