The procession for the
coronation of Elizabeth II
The coronation of Elizabeth II took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London. She acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952, being proclaimed queen by her privy and executive ...
was an element of the ceremony in which court, clerical, governmental, and parliamentary officials from around the
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the C ...
moved in a set order of precedence through the streets of London, England, and into
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United ...
, where the coronation took place.
Chaplains
Officers of the Orders of Knighthood
Standards
Members of the Royal Household
Prime Ministers of the
Commonwealth of Nations
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Archbishops and the Lord Chancellor
Duke of Edinburgh
Bearer of the Regalia
The Queen
References The London Gazette, no. 40020 of 20 November 1953, pp. 6238 ff.
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Participants in procession
Elizabeth II, coronation procession participants
Participants in coronation procession
Coronation
A coronation is the act of placement or bestowal of a crown upon a monarch's head. The term also generally refers not only to the physical crowning but to the whole ceremony wherein the act of crowning occurs, along with the presentation of o ...
Elizabeth II, coronation procession participants