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Description: | Coronation fancy dress and street parties were held throughout the country on 2 June 1953 when Queen Elizabeth II was crowned. Her Majesty became queen in February 1952 following the death of her father King George VI.
Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of London hoping to catch a glimpse of the queen as she headed for Westminster Abbey. Many more crowded around television sets to watch the live coverage. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | �� Henry Grant Collection/Museum of London | Subjects: | Leisure Identity and Icons | Temporal: | 1953 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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