History

The Gold State Coach, the piece of history to star in Charles III's Coronation

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22nd October 2022
On 6 May 2023, the world will watch as King Charles III is coronated alongside Queen Consort Camilla. During their coronation, the world will also see a symbol of royal history, The Gold State Coach. The enclosed, eight-horse-drawn carriage was commissioned in 1760 by Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, for King George III. Samuel Butler was the one to build it in one of his…
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Sparkling star jewels in Platinum Jubilee Exhibitions revealed

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13th May 2022
We are now getting a better idea of the star jewels from Her Majesty’s personal collection that will go on display this year in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee. The jewels will be on display at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Each display will represent a historic occasion in The Queen’s 70-year reign – the Accession, the…
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The Queen marks the anniversary of 65 years since her coronation

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2nd June 2018
On 6 February 1952, while Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip were off to Australia and New Zealand via Kenya when the news came in that King George VI had died, it made the nearly 26-year-old princess Queen. Preparations quickly were in full force for the coronation to be held after an appropriate time of mourning had passed. The first meeting Coronation Commission was held in April 1952 with…
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Diary entry reveals The Queen was bored during her father’s coronation

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15th May 2017
In a diary entry on 12 May 1937, from the then 11-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York, the future Queen recorded the experience of watching her father’s coronation at Westminster Abbey. The diary entry opened with the fact that the day saw the young princess awakened at the early hour of 05:00 by the music of the Royal Marines band outside her window. Following an early breakfast, Elizabeth got…
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