The Coronation Day of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. The British Royal Family moves out of the Buckingham palace. Honor guards in horses during the royal procession to the Westminster Abbey. The golden coach carrying Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip (the Duke of Edinburgh) takes the queen to her coronation in Westminster Abbey. A large procession accompanies the Royal family to the Abbey as people throng by the roadside to cheer the family. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the Canadian Prime Minister, Louis St. Laurent, also form part of the procession. At the Westminster Abbey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Francis Fisher, administer a solemn oath to Elizabeth II. Dressed in a white garment she sits into a chair under a gold and silk canopy for benediction as she is anointed with holy oil. Elizabeth's four-year-old son, Prince Charles, watches the ceremony as his grandmother Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, explains him the proceedings. Archbishop Fisher places the St. Edwards crown onto Elizabeth's head. Elizabeth II is enthroned as the Queen of Great Britain. Royal Peers vow to the Queen and first among them is her husband and Duke of Edinburgh, Phillip. After the ceremony, the new Queen along with her family moves back to the Buckingham palace. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police escort the royal family back to the Buckingham Palace. A large crowd throng outside the Buckingham Palace as Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Phillip along with their two children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, appear in a Palace gallery.
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower tours the United Kingdom. President Eisenhower gets off a United States Military Air Transport Service (MATS) aircraft at London Airport, present day London Heathrow Airport (Longford TW6, United Kingdom). Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Harold Macmillan and other officers receives Eisenhower at the airport. A large crowd of British civilians waves at the President. Honor guards lined. President tours the city in a motorcade. Civilians stand on either side of the streets to greet him. View of Balmoral Castle (Balmoral Estates, Ballater AB35 5TB, UK). Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret receives President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan.
Soviet airliner Tu-104 prototype,CCCP number L5400-25, arrives at London Heathrow on 22 March 1956, carrying Soviet Colonel-General Ivan Serov, and other Soviet officials. Weather is rainy with water on the airfield runways and ramps. British police officers assist the Soviet party, as a car is brought up. DC-3 aircraft seen in background, parked on the ramp. Refueling trucks drive up to the aircraft. Some persons seek shelter under the wing, from the rain.
U.S. President Richard Nixon arrives at the Buckingham Palace (Buckingham Palace, Buckingham Gate, London, SW1A 1AA) in London. President Nixon visits Great Britain as part of his official tour to Europe. British security guards stand on alert by the side of road to Buckingham Palace. Large numbers of civilians stand on both sides of the road to welcome President Nixon. President Nixon's motorcade arrives and enters the gates of the Buckingham Palace.
Aftermath of London bombings by Nazi Germany during World War II. Lord Halifax, British Foreign Secretary, visits the damaged houses in East end of London. Rubble collected along roads. Pile of rubble in a park. Halifax and two men confer in a street.
Aftermath of London blitz or blitzkrieg bombings by Nazi German Luftwaffe during World War II. Rubble outside a shop with a sign 'Bombed but not beaten' other signs read 'We are open' 'open for business'. As people walk past the shops in London. Bourne and Hollingsworth on Oxford Street.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Links ©2024 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2024 CriticalPast LLC.