Seventy-one years ago this month, at about 7AM New York time (noon in London) on Tuesday, June 2, 1953, a 27-year-old Queen Elizabeth II was anointed with holy oils inside Westminster Abbey, presented with ceremonial items including a golden orb and two royal scepters and then formally crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury as the ruler of the United Kingdom.
HISTORY’s Moment in Media: The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
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