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Coronation of Elizabeth II at Westminister Abbey in London,Great Britain

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.

Date: 1953, June 2
Duration: 6 min 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037424
Winston Churchill speaks into a microphone and people in the hall cheer in London, England.

Prime Minister of the United kingdom Winston Churchill speaks into a microphone in London, England. Officials and dignitaries seated on a stage in a hall. A portrait of Winston Churchill in the background. A dignitary stands at a podium and speaks into a microphone. He finishes his speech and sits in a chair. People on the stage applaud. Churchill stands at a podium speaks into the microphone. Churchill with other officials climbs down the steps. The people in the hall stand. Churchill seated on the stage. The dignitaries write on a paper. Churchill speaks to an official. The dignitary speaks into the microphone. People seated in the hall. A group of people on the stage. People in the hall cheer and applaud. A group of people in the background sing.

Date: 1953
Duration: 2 min 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069431
Orientation film for U.S. servicemen compares U.S. Football to sports in England

U.S. military servicemen deploying to the United Kingdom watch an orientation film contrasting U.S. and British sports. U.S. teams play football. Americans gather in the stadium and they cheer and applaud. American football teams seen playing. Cheerleaders lead crowd in cheers. In contrast, scenes of British sports are show, including: Steeplechase horse racing; Cricket; Rugby; and Soccer (football). Scene of British football Captain Joe Harvey, of team Newcastle, receiving the FA Cup from Sir Winston Churchill after their 1952 victory. Clip ends with scenes of homes and shops in a quiet village in Britain.

Date: 1953
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065570
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh are greeted by civilians during their visit to Bermuda.

Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom and the Duke of Edinburgh visit Bermuda. Aerial view of Bermuda. A sign reads 'Long Live The Queen'. The flags of Bermuda hanging on a building. Officials, dignitaries and soldiers at an airport. Two officials talk. The Queen and the Duke gets off from an aircraft. They are greeted by the officials. The Queen and the Duke review the soldiers. A close up of the Queen. Children in the streets greet her. Civilians carrying the Bermuda flags greet her. The Queen and the Duke in a horse drawn carriage and people crowd on either side of a street. People at a dock. The mast of a ship. The Bermuda flag on the ship. A sign reads 'God Save The Queen'. The Queen and the Duke along with other officials. Children wave to them. Queen Elizabeth and the Duke with officials on the deck. They wave to the civilians. The ship underway.

Date: 1953, November 26
Duration: 1 min 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069100
Scenes related to politics and governance in Great Britain. American servicemen and women watch traditional British ceremonies

United States military airman with British civilians discussing politics in The Mother Shipton Pub (Mother Shipton, 1 Malden Road, NW5) in London. U.S. Soldier listens with British spectators to speaker in Hyde Park. British steelworker relaxing at home with wife and daughter, in unfazed by political issues in newspaper of the day. Photo album with family pictures. Queen Elizabeth II riding in Royal Coronation Coach on streets of London, surrounded by cheering crowds, on the day of her Coronation, June 2, 1953, escorted by Royal Guards on horseback. American servicemen and women watch changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. Queen Elizabeth on horseback during the Trooping the Colour.

Date: 1953
Duration: 2 min 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065568
King George V reviews honor guard and James Ramsay MacDonald forms his cabinet in the United Kingdom.

The government crashes in the United Kingdom. In Ballater, Scotland : King George V of the United Kingdom reviews honor guard. The King drives away in a car. In London, England : United Kingdom Prime Minister James Ramsay MacDonald with his Labour party members and leaders of the Conservatives liberals to form his cabinet.

Date: 1931, September 3
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058048