The newly-crowned Queen took the Coronation Oath at Westminster Abbey, where the three-hour-long service went off without a hitch One day, she was simply Princess Elizabeth, the next: Queen Elizabeth.

This tradition continued on all future coronation dresses including those of Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Camilla. Exhibition ...

curator of the exhibit Queen Elizabeth's dazzling coronation dress is on display again in honor of her Platinum Jubilee year — and this time the exhibition is sparklier than ever! Platinum ...

The bridesmaid dress worn by one of Queen Elizabeth II's closest friends to her royal wedding in 1947 will be auctioned for the first time this summer after a photograph of the design being worn ...

In May 1953, 50 girls from rural communities across Canada set sail on the Empress of France on a voyage to witness the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The experience transforms them instantly ...

Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh kneels before Queen Elizabeth II during her Coronation. 27 million people watched the coronation live on TV. It was the first coronation to be on television.

But like many Brits of my generation (I was born the year before the coronation) my life has been bookended by the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, who in 2015 entered the record books as the longest ...

Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, was the sovereign monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 other commonwealth countries, including Northern Ireland. She was the longest-reigning ...

Global television events' are ten a penny these days, what with royal weddings, the Eurovision Song Contest and pretty much every sporting fixture under the sun being watched live by audiences of ...