Related News
10 Little-Known Facts About Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 Coronation
Reading now: 507
usmagazine.comAt the age of 25, Queen Elizabeth II — then known as Princess Elizabeth — pledged to remain queen for the rest of her life at her coronation at Westminster Abbey in London on June 2, 1953.
Keep scrolling for 10 little-known facts about the ceremony.1. Elizabeth was the sixth queen to have been crowned in Westminster Abbey.
The first was Queen Mary I, whose coronation was in 1553.2. Elizabeth’s coronation date was chosen on the advice of meteorologists because, according to statistical records, it was most likely to have good weather.
It rained.3. Though Winston Churchill and other politicians were against it, Elizabeth insisted that the ceremony be broadcast live on TV.
Read more on usmagazine.com
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
