After the death of King George VI in February 1952, his daughter Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth was officially crowned on June 2, 1953 Her coronation took place at Westminster Abbey ...

Although Queen Elizabeth II had already been serving as the head of the British royal family for 16 months, June 2, 1953 marked the day she officially became the reigning monarch of England. On top of ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Speaking for the first time about her coronation 65 years ago, Britain's Queen Elizabeth has revealed how uncomfortable riding in her golden carriage to the ceremony was and how ...

Elizabeth II was anointed and crowned on a drizzly day in June 1953. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the West Midlands. The 1953 coronation was ...

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor became Queen Elizabeth in February 1952 — but she wasn't officially crowned until over a year later. Queen Elizabeth immediately acceded to the throne following the ...