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On This Day In Royal History . 2 June 1953 . Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . ◼ The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Pakistan & Ceylon took place on 2 June 1953. . . ◼ Elizabeth ascended the thrones of these countries at age 25, upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952, & was proclaimed queen by her various privy & executive councils shortly afterwards. . ◼ The coronation was delayed for more than a year because of the tradition that such a festival was inappropriate during the period of mourning that followed the death of the preceding sovereign. . ◼ In the ceremony itself, Elizabeth swore an oath to uphold the laws of her nations & to govern the Church of England. Celebrations took place and a commemorative medal was issued throughout the Commonwealth realms. . Look out for more coronation posts throughout the day 👍 . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1953 #d2jun #Coronation #Coronation1953 #WestminsterAbbey #HerMajesty #TheQueen #ElizabethII #QueenElizabethII #HouseofWindsor #RoyalFamily #BritishMonarchy #otd #Majesty #historyinpictures #onthisday #Britishroyalty #Britishhistory #britishroyalfamily #TheBritishMonarchy #godsavethequeen #Royalhistory #Historic #Crownjewels #buckinghampalace #London #Westminster #GreatBritain (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPntj1qDJU8/?utm_medium=tumblr

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On This Day In History . 2 June 1953 . Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . . ◼ There was an added influence. Some months earlier, dowager Queen Mary’s doctors had told her that she was too ill to attend the service, & it was she who helped persuade her granddaughter to go along with the broadcasters’ wishes. In the event, Queen Mary died peacefully on 24 March, but Elizabeth’s mind was made up. . ◼ As she rode in the Gold State Coach to Westminster Abbey, the Queen wore a satin dress designed & made by Norman Hartnell, embroidered with emblems of the United Kingdom & the Commonwealth in gold & silver thread & encrusted with seed pearls & crystals. . ◼ She carried a bouquet of orchids & lilies of the valley from England, stephanotis from Scotland, carnations from Northern Ireland & the Isle of Man, & orchids from Wales. . ◼ On her head was the George IV State Diadem, which also incorporates national symbols – the rose, shamrock & thistle – in the arrangement of its 1,333 diamonds & 169 pearls. . . . #Onthisdayinhistory #Thisdayinhistory #d2jun #TheYear1953 #HerMajesty #TheQueen #ElizabethII #ERII #QueenElizabethII #HouseofWindsor #RoyalFamily #BritishMonarchy #TheBritishMonarchy #WestminsterAbbey #Westminster #London #Historyfacts #Historic #queenelizabeth #TheQueen #Royals #Instahistory #Royalhistory #GodSaveTheQueen #ERII1953 #onthisday #Diadem #Crown . 📷 Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2018 (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNJ9AcgQoj/?igshid=dksnyuokalnh

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On This Day In History . 2 June 1953 . Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . . ◼ The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Pakistan & Ceylon took place on 2 June 1953. . . ◼ Elizabeth ascended the thrones of these countries at age 25, upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952, & was proclaimed queen by her various privy & executive councils shortly afterwards. . ◼ The coronation was delayed for more than a year because of the tradition that such a festival was inappropriate during the period of mourning that followed the death of the preceding sovereign. . ◼ In the ceremony itself, Elizabeth swore an oath to uphold the laws of her nations & to govern the Church of England. Celebrations took place and a commemorative medal was issued throughout the Commonwealth realms. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1953 #d2jun #Coronation #Coronation1953 #WestminsterAbbey #HerMajesty #TheQueen #ElizabethII #QueenElizabethII #HouseofWindsor #RoyalFamily #BritishMonarchy #TheBritishMonarchy #godsavethequeen #Royalhistory #Historic #Crownjewels #buckinghampalace #London #Westminster #Commonwealth #GreatBritain (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNI9O4gq0g/?igshid=ctummv9wbzu5

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On This Day In History . 31 March 1953 . The funeral of Queen Mary . . ◼ Queen Mary died on 24 March at her home, Marlborough House in London, She was 85. . ◼ Her funeral was on 31 March 1953, at Windsor, as mourners arrived in Windsor for the funeral, hundreds of wreaths & cards of sympathy lay on the lawns outside the castle. Queen Mary's coffin was draped in her banner of arms & was brought into St George's chapel for the service by six military pallbearers. . ◼ The funeral service, broadcast by the BBC, was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Francis Fisher. . ◼ Queen Elizabeth II, wore a long black veil, Her Majesty paid her final respects by sprinkling earth three times from a silver bowl onto the coffin as the Archbishop declared her resurrection to eternal life with the words 'Earth to Earth, Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust.' As she left the Queen gave a deep curtsey. . ◼ Queen Mary was laid to rest next to her late husband (George V) in the tomb built in St George's Chapel following his death. Later in the day a memorial service was held at St Paul's Cathedral for members of the public. About 4,000 people attended. The Queen declared that official court mourning for Queen Mary would last until 25 April. .. Portrait taken in 1952 . Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019 . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1953 #QueenMary #QueenConsort #MaryofTeck #RoyalFamily #HouseofWindsor #Royalty #Monarchy #Crown #thequeen #History #RoyalCollection #BuckinghamPalace #windsorcastle #Windsor #London #RoyalWindsor #RoyalHistory ##BritishMonarchy #d31mar (at Windsor, Berkshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvr545TgeG2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=x11duqomuybo