Coronation 1953

Front Cover 10.25" x 14.5"

Queen Elizabeth's predecessors

Sandra Harvey

The family six months before WW2

Illus. London News

Colonel of Grenadier Guards; 1942

Illust. London News

Responsible for the Arrangements of the Coronation Ceremony

Sandra Harvey

From an Authority of c.1373

Illustrated LondonNews / Westminster Abbey Library

For Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation in 1953, The Illustrated London News produced a lavishly illustrated, large format book of 68 pages to celebrate both the occasion and the events which formed a path to the event.

Arranged here are just a few of the pictures, some of which echo the sights which unfolded before us in September 2022.   We are grateful for the use of a copy of The Illustrated London News book “Coronation 1953” made available by Sandra Harvey.