The shoes were just one part of Queen Elizabeth’s elaborate coronation ensemble. Norman Hartnell, who’d designed her wedding ...
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 ...
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 ...