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As Britons prepare for the coronation of King Charles III, we take a look at the United Kingdom's last coronation — for Queen Elizabeth II.
The procession from the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II approaches the Marble Arch.
That was 70 years ago, and Charles is making some changes for his own event.
Queen Elizabeth II poses with her Mistress of the Robes and the six Maids of Honour after her coronation.
The parade route will be shorter than his mother's. The ceremony will include a nod to other faiths besides Christianity. And all of the U.K., not just aristocrats, will be asked to swear allegiance to King Charles.
Queen Elizabeth II leaves Buckingham Palace before her coronation ceremony.
Elizabeth's coronation was on June 2, 1953, when the country still had some of the marks of World War II. The start of the 25-year-old's reign was widely seen as the dawn of a new era. And many citizens got to watch the coronation for the first time on an emerging medium: television.
A bus in Newcastle is adorned with Queen Elizabeth's insignia to celebrate her coronation.
See the pictures we found from Queen Elizabeth II's coronation.
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