Because no one had any idea that she would be crowned only 16 years after her father, planning Queen Elizabeth's coronation took time. The coronation was held on June 2, 1953 — a full year after ...

Some of Cecil Beaton’s most memorable photographs, taken over 60 years, are on show including original coronation portraits of Queen Elizabeth II. A dramatic image of the royal in the ...

Philip and Elizabeth pose for a portrait ... Anne, 2, join their mother on the Buckingham Palace balcony on her coronation day. Elizabeth was joined by her parents, King George VI and Queen ...

A 1953 Biscuit Tin celebrating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.Property of Robert Pool Comments are closed for this object What's this? Most of the content on A History of the World is ...

In May 1953, 50 girls from rural communities across Canada set sail on the Empress of France on a voyage to witness the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The experience transforms them instantly ...

Themes: celebrating the Platinum Jubilee; the reign of Queen Elizabeth II; changes within living ... Elizabeth was crowned Queen during the Coronation of 1953. And people all around the country ...

Resources: a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II taken from our film ... Elizabeth was crowned Queen during the Coronation of 1953. And people all around the country were able to join in and watch ...