The Moment the Cameras Looked Away
On June 2, 1953, over twenty-seven million people watched the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on television — the first coronation ever broadcast. Cameras captured...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 99.
On June 2, 1953, over twenty-seven million people watched the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on television — the first coronation ever broadcast. Cameras captured every processional detail, every jeweled crown and golden orb. But at the most sacred moment of the ceremony, the cameras were deliberately turned away. When the Archbishop of Canterbury anointed Elizabeth with holy oil, a canopy was raised to shield her from view.…
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