On June 2, 1953, Elizabeth II is crowned queen of England at Westminster Abbey.
Quote Of The Day
"I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations." Queen Elizabeth II
Image Of The Day
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Coronation portrait, June 1953, London, England. Credit: Library and Archives Canada/K-0000047, By Cecil Beaton. This image is available from Library and Archives Canada under the reproduction reference number DAPDCAP82719 and under the MIKAN ID number 3242153. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. Library and Archives Canada does not allow free use of its copyrighted works. See Category:Images from Library and Archives Canada., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org