70 Years Ago: A Look Back at Queen Elizabeth's Coronation and Its Lasting Impact.
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As Britons prepare for the coronation of King Charles III, we take a look at the United Kingdom's last coronation — for Queen Elizabeth II. That was 70 years ago, and Charles is making some changes for his own event. Elizabeth's coronation was on June 2, 1953, when the country still had some of the marks of World War II. The start of the 25-year-old's reign was widely seen as the dawn of a new era. And many citizens got to watch the coronation for the first time on an emerging medium: television.
Topics:entertainment#coronation#culture#king-charles-iii#queen-elizabeth-ii#tradition#united-kingdom
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