This year marks the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, which took place at Westminster Abbey on the 2nd June 1953. When the young queen solemnly received the orb and sceptre and was crowned in Westminster Abbey seventy years ago, no one could have known she would go on to become Britain’s best loved and longest reigning monarch.
In this blog, we identify seven key facts of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II…
On 2nd June 1953, a young queen barely 27 years old, seated in the King Edward’s Chair as so many before her, took on the profound responsibilities of state when she was crowned Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey. An estimated 27 million people in Britain watched the ceremony on television whilst vast crowds lined the procession route in spite of the rain. No one could have known she would go on to become Britain’s best loved and longest reigning monarch.
This was the fourth and final coronation of the 20th century. Due to the queen’s incredible longevity, Britain would not see another for a full seventy years – in fact, until 2023. In tribute to an exceptional queen, and the 70th Anniversary of her Coronation in June 2023, a new series of commemorative gold sovereigns has been announced. Introducing the 2023 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Anniversary Gold Sovereign Range, and in particular, the one-eighth sovereign…
Although Elizabeth II became Queen on 6th February 1952, following the sad passing of her father, King George VI, she was not formally invested until her coronation on the 2nd June 1953.
As a result, the Royal Mint had almost 18 months to prepare coinage for the new monarch, a process which involves utilising years of royal tradition. Here, we will be exploring the complete collection of 1953 Queen Elizabeth II coronation coins…
Alongside our latest sovereign range, we will be sending our clients a copy of the Evening Standard Newspaper, dated the 5th May 2023; the day before King Charles III’s coronation. Here, we will be dissecting the main content from that very newspaper…
This year sees the coronation of a new British monarch, the first for over seventy years, reminding us how special an event like this is. Certainly, there will be special coins issued to commemorate the event, but what may surprise you is that of the five monarchs to precede King Charles III, only three of them had crown coins issued for their coronation year, and of those only two were commemorative designs.
There are five particular coins that bring together those special coronation year issues, with two others to mark significant jubilees of the five crowned monarchs to precede King Charles III. Here is everything you need to know about them…
On Saturday 6th May, we are to bear witness to an event that has not been seen since 1937: the coronation of Britain’s new king, Charles III, and of his wife Camilla, as queen. The crowning of a new British monarch is an event that most of us will only ever see once. We now know that at the ceremony, we will see not only the crowning of King Charles III but also that of his wife who shall henceforth become known as Queen Camilla. This change to her titles is a sign of the deep affection the king has for the woman who is by his side.
Some truly exceptional coins had been proposed for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. They feature portraits of both the King and his new Queen, but given how rarely permission has ever been granted for multiple portraits on gold sovereigns, we did not hold out much hope. Now, we are delighted, if even a little shocked, that these coins have indeed been approved by Buckingham Palace! Introducing the 2023 King Charles III Coronation Double Portrait Gold Sovereign Range, and in particular, the one-eighth sovereign…
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