The Hidden Moment at Westminster Abbey
When Elizabeth II was crowned on June 2, 1953, the ceremony was the first ever televised. Over twenty-seven million people watched across the world. But...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 99.
When Elizabeth II was crowned on June 2, 1953, the ceremony was the first ever televised. Over twenty-seven million people watched across the world. But at the most sacred moment of the three-hour service, the cameras turned away. As the Archbishop of Canterbury prepared to anoint the young queen with holy oil, four Knights of the Garter stepped forward and raised a golden canopy over her.…
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