A look back at Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation — the first to be televised

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King Charles III’s coronation was still a whopping 70 years away when he watched, as an adorably bored prince, his mother Queen Elizabeth II formally crowned in front of a massive audience.

King Charles III’s coronation was still a whopping 70 years away when he watched, as an adorably bored prince, his mother Queen Elizabeth II formally crowned in front of a massive audience – most notably on TV for the first time in history.

Among the hordes of journalists covering the coronation was Jacqueline Bouvier, future wife of President John F. Kennedy, as a correspondent for the Washington Times-Herald. But the Queen looked resplendent in her intricate white satin dress designed by Sir Norman Hartnell, who also created her 1947 wedding gown.

Fortunately, an elderly relative from the defunct firm had stored a few ounces from the original and a new batch was made. After being administered the oath, the Queen kneeled at the altar, laid her right hand on the Holy Bible, and said: “The things which I have here before promised, I will perform and keep. So help me God.”

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