The Hidden Anointing of a Queen
On June 2, 1953, inside Westminster Abbey, the most sacred moment of Elizabeth II's coronation was deliberately hidden from view. As the Archbishop of Canterbury...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 110:1-4.
On June 2, 1953, inside Westminster Abbey, the most sacred moment of Elizabeth II's coronation was deliberately hidden from view. As the Archbishop of Canterbury poured holy oil from a golden ampulla onto the young queen's hands, breast, and head, a silk canopy was held over her. The BBC cameras, broadcasting to twenty-seven million viewers for the first time in history, were ordered to look away.…
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