Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Plot: 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
Release Date:
Tuesday, June 2 1953
71 years ago
71 years ago