Name: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Duration: 22
Description: Princess Elizabeth is formally crowned queen of the United Kingdom in a live broadcast of the royal coronation ceremony on June 2, 1953.

Princess Elizabeth is formally crowned queen of the United Kingdom in a live broadcast of the royal coronation ceremony on June 2, 1953.

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Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

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