Queen elizabeth coronation

She was just 5th in the line of succession, but a series of historical vagaries put the princess on the world’s most powerful throne.

The birth of the newest member of the British royal family affords the chance to review all of young Archie Mountbatten-Windsor’s ancestry – from his paternal ancestors, well-covered in a range of sou

"In this Cecil Beaton portrait of Queen Elizabeth II set in the throne room at Buckingham Palace, London, after her coronation in June 1953, the Queen wears the Imperial State Crown and holds the Orb and Septre."

Her earrings were also an homage to the Princess of Wales.

1953. Queen Elizabeth's coronation.

The Queen ascended the throne following the death of her beloved father, King George VI

British Vogue revisits the Queen and Prince Philip’s life in pictures, from their Westminster Abbey wedding to their idyllic weekends at Balmoral and the Duke’s final birthday at Windsor.

Queen Elizabeth and Princess Lilabet on George VI's Cornation Day 1937; Princess Lilabet's coronet worn that day.

THE only colour film of the Queen's Coronation is to be shown for the first time in almost 59 years at cinemas across the country on Sunday to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.

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Several royals from around the world attended wearing the most glamorous fascinators, headbands, and hats.

PREVIOUSLY unseen footage from the Queen's private home movies of her Coronation day feature in a major new exhibition at Buckingham Palace opening tomorrow.