Coronation 1953 (1953)

This is a mixture of colour and black and white. Interior Westminster Abbey. All the Bishops kneel before the Queen and bare elegance. Various Lords (?) kneel before the Queen. The choir sing “All people that on earth do dwell“ and the Queen descends the Throne and approaches the Altar. Shots of the congregation singing. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.