Summer 2013 Exhibit at Buckingham Palace:
The Coronation 60 Years Anniversary
This Summer at Buckingham Palace, we can glimpse a glittering look back to another time. The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953.
The exhibit takes us back to a time long ago. A slice from the past that puts the Present in perspective. We not only see The Queen as a young woman. This was a moment of beauty and glamour, just after the dark days of WW II, when the reality of daily life was still grim, hope for a modern future in Europe seemed to be a promise far too great to realize.
This is an opportunity to see the Coronation dress worn by The Queen, designed by Normal Hartnell, in its great splendour among the surroundings of the State rooms of Buckingham Palace.
Several objects from the day of the Coronation in 1953 and from The Queen's Coronation 1953 exhibition are on display.
Enjoy,
Jasmin
photo credit: Coronation portrait, HM Queen Elizabeth II, photographer: Cecil Beaton, Historic Royal Palaces, The Royal collection,
all Photos: The Royal collection,