1953. Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II: ’The Crowning Ceremony’

The Crowning. The Queen sitting in King Edward’s Chair, the Archbishop, assisted with other Bishops, come from the Altar: the Dean of Westminster carrying the Crown, and the Archbishop taking the crown did reverently and place it upon the Queen’s head. At the sight whereof the people, with loud and repeated shouts, cry, GOD SAVE THE QUEEN The Princes and Princesses, the Peers and Peeresses put on their coronets and caps, and the Kings of Arms their crowns; and the trumpets sound, and by a signal given, the great guns at the Tower were discharged. The acclamation ceasing, the Archbishop says: “God crown you with a crown of glory and righteousness, that having a right faith and manifold fruit of good works, you may obtain the crown of an everlasting kingdom by the gift of him whose kingdom endureth for ever. Amen.“