But like many Brits of my generation (I was born the year before the coronation) my life has been bookended by the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, who in 2015 entered the record books as the longest ...

(And those who were alive for the late Queen Elizabeth's 1953 ceremony may ... a sword, glove, and coronation ring. There was some tongue-clucking over the cost of the whole affair; the estimated ...

This included the coronation ring being put on the wrong finger ... In 1953 and at the age of 26, Princess Elizabeth was crowned Queen Elizabeth II, surrounded by 8,000 coronation guests.

Queen Elizabeth II gave Kate Middleton an incredibly meaningful birthday gift in 2022. What the late monarch gave her, ahead.

The crown was resized for Queen Elizabeth's coronation and could be slightly altered again for Charles. The king will also be given a coronation ring with jewels that represent the cross of St ...