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On June 2 1953, a 27-year-old Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne at Westminster Abbey. The broadcast was watched by an estimated 20 million people around the world and it was the first time that cameras were placed inside the abbey, making it the country’s first truly modern coronation. With the news of the death of England’s longest-reigning monarch, we rounded up some of our favourite pictures of the coronations of the nation’s kings and queens.
King Edward VII’s coronation, 1902 | Photograph: Bishopsgate InstituteStreet procession at King Edward VII’s coronation, 1902 | Photograph: Bishopsgate Institute
King George V’s Coronation, 1911
Lifeguards at Admiralty Arch, George V’s coronation, 1911 | Photograph: Bishopsgate InstituteDecorated structure at King George V’s coronation, 1911 | Photograph: Bishopsgate Institute
King George VI’s Coronation, 1937
King George VI’s coronation procession, 1937 | Photograph: Getty ImagesKing George VI's coronation procession, 1937King George VI’s coronation, 1937 | Photograph: Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation, 1953
Photograph: Rolls Press/Getty ImagesGolden carriage at Queen Elizabeth II coronation, 1953Inside Westminster Abbey, Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation, 1953 | Photograph: Fox Photos/Getty ImagesCrowds at Admiralty Arch, Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation, 1953 | Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images
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