| 1953 y. |
June 2, 1953. in London`s Westminster Abbey for the coronation took place on the Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.She was the eldest of two daughters of King George VI and his wife, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.Date ceremony was scheduled at the end of mourning for his father 27-year-old princess, who died on February 6, 1952.Three weeks before the coronation, Elizabeth began to wear the crown without removing it, even during the morning breakfast.
So she "trained" to feel confident in royal attire.For a young woman it was a difficult test.After the crown of English monarchs made of pure gold, encrusted with 275 precious stones and weighs neither more nor less than 3 kg! Among the regalia of the British kingdom, and there is still a spare crown, which should be put in a carriage on the way back after the coronation.It is decorated with 2,783 diamonds, 273 pearls, 16 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 5 rubies.Coronation of Elizabeth II on her insistence, was the most democratic in the history of Britain.
Despite the objections of Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the British leadership of the church to show it on television."People need to see me to believe in me" - so argued the decision of Elizabeth.
After this event in Britain jumped dramatically the demand for televisions. |
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