Her Majesty wears the Imperial State Crown and holds the Sovereign’s Sceptre

Her Majesty wears the Imperial State Crown and holds the Sovereign’s Sceptre

LP3D QUEEN ELIZABETH II CORONATION
2ND JUNE 1953

When the young Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on a rainy June day 45 years ago this Tuesday, a nation rebuilding itself at last glimpsed a bright new future. The Coronation touched the lives of all who witnessed it, and here eight people share their different memories of a momentous occasion.