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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Coronation of Elizabeth II 6
coronation of Elizabeth II 5
coronation of Queen Elizabeth II canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 20th-century historical event ⓘ
coronation ⓘ
royal event ⓘ
state ceremony ⓘ
associatedWith British monarchy ⓘ
Commonwealth countries ⓘ
surface form: 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, England ⓘ
surface form: London
country United Kingdom ⓘ
date 2 June 1953 ⓘ
denomination Church of England ⓘ
featuredWork Crown Imperial ⓘ
Sovereign's Orb ⓘ
surface form: Orb and Sceptre

Zadok the Priest ⓘ
followedBy Silver Jubilee 1977 ⓘ
surface form: 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, London ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: British armed forces
televisedIn Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Westminster Abbey, London → notableEvent → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
subject surface form: Westminster Abbey
Silver Jubilee 1977 → follows → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coronation of Elizabeth II
St Edward's Crown → usedIn → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coronation of Elizabeth II
Platinum Jubilee 2022 → relatedEvent → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coronation of Elizabeth II
Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross → usedIn → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
coronation of George VI → followedBy → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
this entity surface form: coronation of Elizabeth II
Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom → associatedWith → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
this entity surface form: coronation of Elizabeth II
Coronation of Charles III → precededBy → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coronation of Elizabeth II
Stone of Destiny → usedInEvent → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
Coronation Oath → notableUse → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coronation of Elizabeth II
1953 British Mount Everest expedition → coincidedWith → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
Sword of Mercy → usedInEvent → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
Sword of Mercy of the Crown Jewels → usedIn → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
subject surface form: Sword of Mercy
The Elizabethan → namedToCommemorate → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
this entity surface form: coronation of Elizabeth II
Ampulla and Coronation Spoon → usedIn → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
this entity surface form: coronation of Elizabeth II
Westminster Abbey coronation order → adaptedFor → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coronation of Elizabeth II
The Virgin in the Garden → historicalContext → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
this entity surface form: coronation of Elizabeth II