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Coronation Day, 1953 2 - 2 Jun 1953

Lambda print | 27.8 x 20.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2943895

Description

Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, seated inside the Gold State Coach at Buckingham Palace awaiting departure for Westminster Abbey for her Coronation. The Queen's Footman Richard White stands beside the coach.

Provenance

Donated to the Royal Collection by Getty Images
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Unknown Person
(photographer)

Subject(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)

Search the collection View the person page Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021)

Search the collection Richard White
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Lambda print

Lambda print

Measurements

27.8 x 20.9 cm (image)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
England
Greater London [England]
London [Greater London]
City of Westminster [London]
Buckingham Palace
Science, Medicine and Technology
Home economics
Domestic staff
Footmen
Social sciences
Ethnology
Public life
Coronations
Places

Place of Production

London [Greater London]

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