coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

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20th-century historical event coronation royal event state ceremony

The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was the grand state ceremony held in 1953 that formally marked her accession to the British throne and became a landmark televised event in modern royal history.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	20th-century historical event → coronation → royal event → state ceremony →
associatedWith	British monarchy → Commonwealth of Nations → Elizabethan era (second Elizabethan age) →
attendedBy	Commonwealth prime ministers → bishops of the Church of England → foreign dignitaries → members of the British royal family → peers of the realm →
broadcaster	BBC →
broadcastMedium	radio → television →
city	London →
country	United Kingdom →
date	2 June 1953 →
denomination	Church of England →
featuredWork	Crown Imperial → Orb and Sceptre → Zadok the Priest →
followedBy	Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II →
follows	accession of Elizabeth II → death of George VI →
hasElement	anointing → communion service → crowning → homage →
hasMonarch	Elizabeth II →
hasProcession	coronation procession through London →
language	English →
location	Westminster Abbey →
musicBy	George Frideric Handel → Gordon Jacob → Herbert Howells → Ralph Vaughan Williams → William Walton →
notableFor	being one of the first major international televised events → large public street celebrations → symbolizing post-war renewal in Britain →
oathTakenBy	Elizabeth II →
oathType	coronation oath →
officiantTitle	Archbishop of Canterbury →
officiatedBy	Geoffrey Fisher →
policingBy	Metropolitan Police Service →
precededBy	coronation of George VI →
religion	Anglicanism →
securityProvidedBy	British armed forces →
televisedIn	Australia → Canada → United Kingdom → United States →
usedRegalia	Armills → Coronation Ring → Curtana → Imperial State Crown → Sovereign's Orb → Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross → St Edward's Crown → Sword of State → spurs →
venueType	Gothic abbey church →
year	1953 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross ("Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II") → St Edward's Crown ("Coronation of Elizabeth II") →	usedIn
Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom ("coronation of Elizabeth II") →	associatedWith
coronation of George VI ("coronation of Elizabeth II") →	followedBy
Silver Jubilee 1977 ("Coronation of Elizabeth II") →	follows
Westminster Abbey →	notableEvent
Coronation of Charles III ("Coronation of Elizabeth II") →	precededBy
Platinum Jubilee 2022 ("Coronation of Elizabeth II") →	relatedEvent