23K views · 690 reactions | Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on this day 67 years ago, in what was the first fully televised British coronation ceremony. | Reuters | Facebook

During the coronation ceremony in 1953, the moment Queen Elizabeth II truly realized she had become queen unfolded not in the grand processions or the public acclaim, but during the anointing and crowning inside Westminster Abbey, when the ritual moved from pageantry to profound personal meaning. | Royal Family News

👑On this day in 1953, Queen Elizabeth was crowned queen. Her ride to the Coronation is one that will always be remembered - it was the first Coronation in history to be televised. Learn more about the historical event on The Coronation, streaming on Paramount . | Smithsonian Channel

Conserving a dress originally worn to Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation ✨ This beautiful dress, on loan from Royal Collection Trust / and with the kind permission of The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, was originally designed for Princess Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester, to wear to Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation in 1953. 🎥 Watch Textile Conservator Katica Laza prepare the dress for display, in the studio at Hampton Court Palace. 👗 Now on display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London. | Tow

A gown originally worn to Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation ✨ This beautiful dress, on loan from Royal Collection Trust / and with the kind permission of The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, was originally designed for Princess Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester, to wear to Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation in 1953. The dress was then altered to become what we see today. 🎥 Textile Conservator Katica Laza shows us the subtle signs of change. 👗 Now on display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London.