June 1953, was the event that did more than any other to make television a mainstream medium. More than 20 million people ...

Queen Elizabeth's coronation took place on June 2, 1953. Here's a look back at the historic event, from her coronation gown ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her coronation, Buckingham Palace, 1953. The Print Collector/Getty Images At the age of 25, Queen ...

The Queen wore the St. Edward's Crown, which is only used at coronations. She wore the historical coronation ring and carried the Orb, a gold sphere and a cross. The Orb is covered in diamonds, ...

As the coronation of King Charles III the third approaches soon, a piece of floral embroidery originally created for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation dress from 1953 will be put up for auction in May ...

1953: Elizabeth II is crowned as Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of her other Realms and Territories. Television cameras allow her subjects to view the ceremony ...

King Charles was just four years old when his mother, Queen Elizabeth, was crowned. In 1953, Charles would have never believed he, too, would one day ascend to the throne. However, he understood his ...

With King Charles' May 6 coronation quickly approaching, it's time for a royal refresh on Queen Elizabeth's crowning ceremony Queen Elizabeth was crowned on June 2, 1953, in the world's first ...

A Historic Summer in 1953: Two Women, Two Stories In the summer of 1953, the world was captivated by a young woman in a ...

Donn McLellan, a former WDAY employee now mostly retired and living in a Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb, writes about how Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953 coincided with the launch of WDAY-TV. A file ...

The exhibition shows recreations of the table settings and flowers of the coronation banquets For the first time since the queen’s coronation in 1953, the dress, robes, jewels, diamonds and uniforms ...

On June 2, 1953, at just 27 years old, Queen Elizabeth II was formally crowned at Westminster Abbey. Though she had ...