Coronation 1953 (1953)

This is a mixture of colour and black and white. Interior Westminster Abbey. The Archbishop prays aloud at the Altar. Top shot looking down as the Lord’s Prayer is spoken. The Bishop prays at the Altar. The Queen puts her crown back on. Big fanfare, all rise as the Noblemen and Clergy escort the Queen through the Abbey to the singing of “God save the Queen“. The Throne with ER II on it. WS of the Abbey empty, and the Throne siting in the middle. A BBC-EMI Production. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content