Coronation 1953 (1953)

This is a mixture of colour and black and white. Interior Westminster Abbey. Elizabeth rises from the Throne and offers the Sword to the alter. Back at the Throne Elizabeth receives the “Bracelets, and the Robe Royal and the Stole Robe“. She receives the Royal Sceptre and Rod. The Crown is placed on Elizabeth’s head. (Colour and B &W.) The Queen ascends to the throne. 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 from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.