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.

For much of Queen Elizabeth's 1953 coronation ceremony ... atop which lies Cullinan I, the second largest known cut diamond, weighing in at 530.2 carats. To comment, you'll need to be signed ...

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 ...

Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh kneels before Queen Elizabeth II during her Coronation. 27 million people watched the coronation live on TV. It was the first coronation to be on television.

Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary ... She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history and the second longest-reigning monarch in the history of the world, behind French ...

But like many Brits of my generation (I was born the year before the coronation) my life has been bookended by the reign of Queen Elizabeth II ... rationing from the Second World War had only ...

Queen Elizabeth's state funeral ... of their time" after holding such an important role in the coronation. Lady Russell is the second of the six maids of honor to die, following Lady Moyra ...