Nearly 70 years after his mother’s coronation, King Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey. The monarch was just four years old when his mom Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953. According to the royal family’s website, Charles “was the first child to witness his mother’s coronation as Sovereign.”
Queen Elizabeth became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service, in 2022. Charles acceded to the throne following the death of his mother in September of 2022.
A little over a month after Queen Elizabeth’s passing, it was announced that the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla had been set for May 6, 2023. As the King Charles’ coronation begins we take a look back at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation...
© Getty ImagesKing Charles is said to have been the first child to witness his mother’s coronation as Sovereign.
© Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesPrincess Anne, who appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on her mother’s coronation day, was “considered too young” to attend the ceremony.
© Getty ImagesThe Gold State Coach was used to take Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey.
© Mirrorpix/Getty ImagesThe Queen’s coronation ceremony on June 2, 1953 was held at Westminster Abbey. Per the palace, the Abbey has “been the setting for every Coronation since 1066.”
© Keystone/Getty ImagesThe St. Edward’s Crown was placed on Her Majesty’s head during the service.
© INTERCONTINENTALE/AFP via Getty ImagesHer Majesty was crowned in St Edward’s Chair.
© Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesOver 8,000 guests attended the ceremony at London’s Westminster Abbey.
© Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesCharles, seen between Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, was four years old when his mother was crowned at Westminster Abbey. The King will be 74 when he is crowned nearly 70 years later on May 6, 2023.
