Coronation of Queen Elizabeth the Second in 1953 (Part 2/7)

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (Part 2)

Date: June 2, 1953

In Westminster Abbey, where English kings and queens have been crowned for 900 years, Elizabeth triumphantly receives her crown on June 2, 1953. Indeed, there were more than 200 microphones in the Abbey and along the procession routes, with 750 commentators broadcasting in 39 languages.

The Archbishop of Canterbury administers the Oath, and presents "Queen Elizabeth, your undoubted Queen," meaning by hereditary right. The people respond with shouts of "God Save Queen Elizabeth." Elizabeth solemnly promised and swore "to govern the People of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon."

The procession of the royal coach through Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace is a spectacle unlike any England has ever seen.

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[LangBellsChannel]

all hail the queen of England by the way I'm not English/British or however you call it I just love her so much because of what I just heard she was doing lettting a female rule rather then choosing a male because of his gender

EMPOWERMENT!!!!

[stalbanslad]

I'm an Elizabethan...born and raised...and it brings tears to my eyes just like it did to our ancestors down the ages who swore allegience because she, with us, have, in the most part, been good and true to the cause of humanity...for everyone of good heart the World over, whoever they may be. God Save the Queen and God Bless Us All

[Owlowlowl11]

Wow! That was eons ago.

[Godwindaughter]

bet she thought "Oh help!"

[Sammy1234568910]

@disamjisa I don't think I said Queen Vic or Liz 1 were feminists? As to more queens than Kings thats what I heard from a Royal Historian and I think if that was the case Henery 8 would never have been king as I think he had 1 or 2 older sisters. I don't know what the history is for the lineage of the Scottish or Irish thrones are so that may or may not be the case there.

[disamjisa]

@Sammy1234568910 Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth I were not feminists, even by the standards of their day. In fact, Elizabeth I was emphatic about being of royal blood and the body politic as factors mitigating her gender.

With regards to having as many if not more Queens than Kings, I don't think that's the case. Far more of the first-born of English monarchy were sons than daughters.

[takemybreathawayok]

THE BEST!!! 

[goldenthroat86]

Viva Regina Elizabetha. VIVAT! VIVAT!! VIVAT!!!

[Sprocket32]

Parasites

[MikeOfKorea]

Why don't you make this a playlist so people aren't trying to find the various parts scattered hither and yon?