Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation on this day 71 years ago was the most magnificent royal pageant the world had ever witnessed. It brought to the throne a picture of youth, hope, innocence and ...

She made a separate speech on the day of her coronation after the ceremony. Prince Philip was not crowned alongside Queen Elizabeth. And he wasn't officially titled as King Philip but as ...

Taken by Cecil Beaton, the photograph is described thus: Colour transparency of Queen Elizabeth II (b.1926) on her Coronation day. She is seated facing left and looks towards the camera.

Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 coronation was a first-of-its-kind event for the United Kingdom. Here's a look back at the historic day Stephanie Kaloi is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Imperial state Crown and carrying the Orb and sceptre, leaving the state coach and entering Buckingham Palace, afterthe coronation (Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty ...

Let's listen. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: On what must surely be the greatest day of her life, Queen Elizabeth drives to her coronation. AVRIL SHATTUCK: I'm Avril ...

Near the beginning of Queen Elizabeth’s historic 70-year reign, she took part in her coronation on June 2, 1953—72 years ago. Despite all the pomp and ceremony, the Queen found one aspect of her ...

she had trained like an athlete for the greatest day of her life. Around 27million people watched Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation on their black and white televisions in 1953 (Picture: Getty ...

It is the first Coronation in 70 years - since the late Queen Elizabeth II was officially crowned ... Take a look at the beautiful photos from the historic day below ...

Queen Elizabeth II's coronation took place—72 years ago today. However, according to the monarch herself, not every aspect of the special day was perfect. Known for pranking tourists in Balmoral, ...

While Queen Elizabeth II wore countless statement-making styles during her 70-year reign, perhaps the most memorable of all was her sparkling coronation ... pageantry of the day, the Norman ...