American Reacts to Queen Elizabeth II Coronation 1953
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- In this reaction I check out the 1953 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation. I was amazed at the intricacy of everything involved in this ceremony. The golden carriage, the precision of the soldiers and even the way Queen Elizabeth elegantly presented herself.
The people were so excited to celebrate their new, youthful Queen, and you could almost feel the energy that must have taken place during this coronation nearly 70 years ago. This was a beautiful piece of history to watch and it helps me understand the British culture that much more.
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I’ve never been prouder to be British and of our people,so many races,colours and ages showing what this amazing Lady meant to us. RIP your Majesty🇬🇧
Apart from muslims being told not to mourn or have anything to do with the monarchy & even the national anthem. 🇬🇧
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Here here
Long may His Majesty king Charles lll reign
She was married & had Charles & Anne When she became Queen!
Queen Elizabeth.. thank you for everything and now you can rest x
GOD SAVE THE KING 👑🇬🇧🇬🇧
Yep…’that may be the royal standard
The popularity for the Royal Family is very much still there. As you would see from the Platinum Jubilee and no doubt the crowds today at the funeral. As 80% of the UK population has only ever lived under Queen Elizabeth II the coronation of King Charles will be huge. As so many of us have never witnessed a coronation. You definitely want to be part of history when it comes.
Agree up around 80% support for the monarchy. Personally can’t wait to see the coronation and hope King Charles goes all out. We need a party and something to take our mind off all the carp around at the moment 👍
As a Canadian I was around to sing “ God Save the King “. Her Dad George VI and Queen Elizabeth ( Queen Mum ) were very beloved along with Winston Churchill they were the steel in the spine of the Brits that saw them through WWII. TV’s were very expensive back then not too many people had them. We gathered around our radio for the funeral of George VI and then for the Coronation of our beloved Queen Elizabeth. Did you notice young Prince Charles and Princess Anne on the balcony? It was many years before I got to actually watch it on tv. I got a particular swell of pride seeing our R.C.M.P. In the procession, and a tear in my eye as they led her funeral procession from the Abby to Wellington Arch. Queen Elizabeth maintained a very special relationship with the R.C.M.P. over the years.
Also consider we were still rationed from WWII, and food, clothing and other items needed ration books. For her coronation dress, Elizabeth received hundred of ration cards from the public.
I believe that was for her wedding dress which was only two years after the war by the Coronation rationing had ended though not that much earlier on some things
Her wedding dress, though Elizabeth returned all the said ration stamps as she knew people needed the food.
She was the constant in my life. Three generations of my family have known nothing but her. Our Monarchy is our spirit, hard work, continually, and the ability to queue!! I'm a monachist, I know that most people don't like change but King Charles has my utmost support
The Gold State Coach is an enclosed, eight-horse-drawn carriage used by the British Royal Family. Commissioned in 1760 by King George III, it was built in the London workshops of Samuel Butler. It was commissioned for £7,562 (£3.54 million = US$4.188 million in 2022, adjusted for inflation). It was completed in 1762. The coach weighs four tons and is 29 feet (8.8 m) long and 12 feet (3.7 m) high.
Talk about riding in style. Not my thing to travel in, but it's beautiful to look at. Some amazing art work.
@@reactingtomyroots wasn't for the Queen either she said it made her quite seasick from the swaying and its not the most comfortable
@@reactingtomyroots Only the Sovereign and his/her Consort can ride in the Gold Coach.
Don't forget it weighs 4 tons
@@reactingtomyroots According to Her Majesty (RIP) that coach is also extremely uncomfortable, it has a rigid suspension, in an interview she mentioned something about the suspension being made of leather straps.
The media keeps saying that the Royals are less popular but recent events would seem to prove different.
I think you're right. They seem to be very popular.
I think when dust settles King Charles, the Tampax King will not be popular & we may think it’s time to draw line on monarchy. All respects to Queen Elizabeth
@@jeanlind7540 You should probably not think again, it doesn't seem to go well for you
In the village where my Dad grew up the only person with a television was a retired Brigadier. He invited everyone round to watch it on his new fangled TV. Those that couldn't fit in the room stayed in the garden and watched through the living room window. The local squire (very low level aristocracy) organised a street party for afterwards.
The line of succession was made so that there was a clear protocol for who became the next Monarch. When we were an absolute monarchy if there wasn't a clear successor it could and did lead to "Game of Thrones" style wars between those who believed they had a claim. "The War of the Roses" between the House of Lancaster and the House of York was one of the more notable medieval clashes between rival claimants.
I've heard of "The War of the Roses" but don't know why. Probably one of those history lessons I didn't give enough attention to when I was a kid. I'll have to check it out.
@@reactingtomyroots It's a very bloody period of English history. Very interesting though.
@@PerryCJamesUK The War of Roses is one of the most fascinating time in British history, even if it was sometimes a little bit confusing with all the Richards and Edwards but from different fractions. If I'm being honest the most interesting person for me during that time was John of Gaunt.
@@PerryCJamesUK Thousands of books have been written about this period of History. Very interesting.
In the UK, we would usually use the term to be ´crowned’ rather than ´coronated’.
The Coronation carriage was used earlier this year during platinum jubilee celebrations.
Princess Elizabeth married Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark in 1947.
A King is always a Monarch, a Queen can be either Monarch or consort.
They say :" Long live the Queen" r.i.p to her majesty from Europe! Amazing Queen and she really held her promise to rule all her live with her heart, her mind & body. 🥰😔
God Save The Queen, actually...
The Coronation Chair, known historically as St Edward's Chair or King Edward's Chair, is an ancient wooden chair on which British monarchs sit when they are invested with regalia and crowned at their coronations. It was commissioned in 1296 by King Edward I to contain the coronation stone of Scotland-known as the Stone of Destiny-which had been captured from the Scots who kept it at Scone Abbey. The chair was named after Edward the Confessor, and was previously kept in his shrine at Westminster Abbey
RIP HM Queen Elizabeth II ,Thank you very much ma'am for your devoted and unwavering service of 70 years to the UK,Canada,Australia,New zealand , other realms , territories and the crown dependencies and of course the wider family of the commonwealth of nations .Your glorious memories will always be remembered with undiluted pleasure ,as we usher into our new and glorious Carolean era under the reign of His Majesty King Charles III.
God save the King,
Long may he reign!
This tradition has continued for a thousand years! Imagine that. The Queen was only 25 when she became Queen and aged 26 at her coronation. She was already married with 2 children when she ascended to the throne. There is never a king-consort, as the title of king supersedes the title of Queen, therefore, a Queen’s husband cannot bear the title of king in any form.
The young ladies carrying the robe are the queen’s Ladies in Waiting whose commitment is to wait on the Queen, oft times for a lifetime. They are made up from lesser ranking members of the monarchy and/or high ranking aristocracy.
Steve, when the Queen was annoited with holy oil under the gold canopy by the Archbishop of Canterbury, she was not only being annoited Queen but also the Head of the Church of England. That's why the Archbishop and Bishops were the first to pay homage to their Supreme Governor of the Church of England. To put it simply The Queen is similar to the Pope in ranking for the Church of England followed by senior Archbishop the Archbishop of Canterbury who runs the day to day running of the Church. So when ever she visited Rome, she would officially visit the Pope as Head of Church, when the Pope has visited UK he would visit The Queen as Head of State & Head of Church.When King Charles has his Coronation it will be a double Coronation as his wife Camilla will be crowned Queen. A Kings wife is Queen, a reigning Queen's husband can only be a Prince Consort because King is a higher rank, that's why I use the deck of cards analogy King is higher than Queen. The ladies in white are Lady's in Waiting who assist the Queen. The men with white plumes of feathers on top of their helmets are Household Calvary. The monument in front of Buckingham Palace is The Queen Victoria Monument. Westminster Abbey is where Her Late Majesty The Queen's State Funeral was held today 19th September. The last Monarch to have a Funeral held at Westminster Abbey was King George II in 1760. You spotted the flag flying over the Abbey, this is the Queens Royal Standard that was raised as she arrived at the Abbey signifying The Monarch is in the building. If visiting the UK any of the Royal Palaces or Castles if the Royal Standard is flying instead of the Union Jack indicates The Monarch is in residence.
Just a minor correction: the bodyguards on foot with the helmets festooned with white swan feather plumes aren't Household Cavalry - they are His Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms. Those on horseback with helmets adorned with white horsehair are the Life Guards and those with red horsehair are the Blues & Royals, these two regiments being the Household Cavalry.
Apparently in a documentary where the Queen was interviewed about her coronation and looked at the crown she said that it was so heavy that she had to keep her head up all the time to prevent it from falling off. While the Golden carriage is a spectacle the Queen was not too keen on it as she said it was very uncomfortable. However she was overwhelmed by the ceremony overall. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and Charles ( now the King) arrived in Nov 1948 and Anne the Princess Royal was born in 1950. Charles was allowed to attend the ceremony since he was the heir but Anne stayed at the Palace until they arrived back for the reception and official photos.
The wife of the king is named Queen Consort but the husband of a queen is called Prince Consort not King Consort because a King overtakes a Queen in the rankings. Being Prince Consort makes it clear that the Queen is in charge.
There have been numerous documentaries on the Queen over the years so many would have seen this . Its absolutely beautiful though I love it ,and appreciate your interest and respect during this time .
I was 5 at the time of the Coronation. The only tv in the stree we all crowded round. We as children were given a coronation coin which i still have. Never forgot it
Wow. To experience that energy live, even as a child, has to be a strong memory for the rest of someones life. I wonder if children today will be given something similar to the coin you received. Thanks for watching.
I never got a coin ☹️
The Coronation gown is embroidered with flowers and fauna from round the kingdom and Commonwealth.
The state robe is of ermine and crimson silk.
Charles will like wear uniform. As well as the state robes.
Just so you know, Crowning a monarch doesn't make them a monarch, they are a monarch as soon as their father/mother has passed.
We are "Church of England" btw which is a form of Protestantism, the Monarch becomes the supreme leader of the church on ascension to the throne.
Answer. We were not show this in history class at school. And yes, there will be just as much excitement at Charles’s Coronation. We Brits do love a celebration and party. During the Queen’s coronation, every street in every hamlet , village, town, and city held parties with the tables and chairs placed in a row down the middle of each road, and were filled with sandwiches and cake.
They noble men and women, at the end of the ceremony, were cheering, “God save the Queen.”
One can only become Queen or King if they’re of the royal bloodline.
That's interesting. This seems like the type of event that would be shared with students. I'm happy to have witnessed it. Although, when I was a kid I wouldn't have been as interested. All those street parties sound like a good time.
The Queen married Prince Philip of Greece, in 1947.
@@reactingtomyroots You have to remember that when most of us were at school from 1953 onwards, there was no RUclips or streaming so schools would have had no way of showing the footage from the Coronation. Most people would probably have listened to a live radio broadcast on the BBC and/or gone to the cinema to see film footage after the event. Some would have been invited to watch the event live on neighbours' television sets as most did not have one.
I knew about the Coronation as a child from a widely available published official souvenir book of photographs of the event which we had at home.
I saw the Coronation ceremony for the first time round about 1990 when "A Queen is Crowned", a heavily edited cimema documentary film of the supposed highlights in full colour, was shown on one of the four UK television channels.
Nowadays, this and the live BBC television coverage of the entire 3 hour ceremony are instantly available on RUclips!
@@reactingtomyroots If you find you'd like to see more of the 1953 Coronation than the very scant overview presented here before the next king is crowned in May next year, I would recommend:
1. "A Queen is Crowned" - cinematic highlights in glorious Technicolor from the processions and the ceremony - where you can delight in the splendour of the full colour of the robes and uniforms:
ruclips.net/video/wKzlKwpm17U/видео.html
2. The BBC's full live television coverage - much longer but much more satisfying - of the entire ceremony in Westminster Abbey, completely uncut and in good quality monochrome with faultless and well-judged commentary delivered by the BBC's doyen, Richard Dimbleby:
ruclips.net/video/52NTjasbmgw/видео.html
@@reactingtomyroots Street parties are something of a tradition on celebratory state occasions e.g. coronations, royal jubilees, royal weddings, significant anniversaries of VE Day.
The coronation heralded the age of television as sales of televisions really took of after the queen was crowned
Steve, the golden state coach was built in 1760 commissioned by George III it is gilded, it is really heavy and cumbersome and has limited manouevreability so is only used for grand state occasions and yes it is still around today. Love your reactions and videos
It’s also very uncomfortable to ride in.
Thanks Howard. Yea I'm guessing that it would be hard to control compared to most coaches, but wow is it a beautiful piece of art.
@@reactingtomyroots the Queen's (now King's) carriages are kept at the Royal mews which is next to Buckingham Palace and can be visited. Buckingham Palace is open to visitors in the summer when the Royal family are at Balmoral. The religion is protestant, Anglican. The Monarch is the Governor of the Church of England named Defender of the Faith. They are crowned in Church as their authority is given to them by God, the divine rule of Kings. Henry VIII founded the Church of England as he couldn't get the Pope to annul his marriage to his first wife. At this time after a bit of horse trading Popes generally gave Kings what they wanted. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the head of the church and the Archbishop of York is number 2. This is high church and not so very different from Catholicism. The Church of Scotland is Calvanist Presbyterian, different rules. L
She was officially the Queen the moment her father died.
Aside from Queen Elizabeth, the Queen of Tonga was the people's favourite. The carriage tops were up due to the rain, after the coronation, but she kept her's down and waved to the crowds!
She was anointed with holy oil it was so sacred the TV cameras were not allowed to show it
The RF are members of the Anglican church ( look up Henry the Eighth ) , it’s Protestant but has a few catholic things contained in it , Scotland is Presbyterian , also Protestant but without any showy ceremony , look up John Knox for that reformation
She officially become Queen the moment her father, George VI passed away. This happened in 1952. The Coronation took place in 1953, by which time she had been Queen for a year. The Coronation is more of a formality than ‘becoming monarch’. As you’ve probably noticed it’s a religious ceremony above all
The carriage do still exist and it is covered with gold leaf.
Westminster Abbey is Anglican (there is Westminster Cathedral which is catholic) which has been the site of coronation for all British monarch and also royal weddings.
The flag flown looks like "The Abbey Flag" which is flown during state visits. The flag on the Queens coffin is the "Royal Standard Flag"which is flown whenever a sovereign is within the Abbey.
Church of England churches fly the st Georges cross sometimes with an emblem for the Bishop
the Cof E as it is referred to split from the Catholic church under Henry the 8th some parts are similar to the Roman church and parts are most definitely not
The Queen's Gold State Coach (made over 200years ago) is mostly made from wood and then painted gold and then covered in gold leaf to make it appear as metallic gold, it was recently used in the Queen's platinum jubilee celebrations marking her 70yrs as our beloved Queen, it was fitted with a holographic image of the Queen (taken from her coronation) waving to the crowd. You have to watch this spectacular 4day event celebrating her platinum jubilee (especially the Paddington sketch 😂) that was the last time we saw our Queen on the balcony of Buckingham palace 😪
The flag that that you enquired about is the Queen's flag also known as the Royal Standard, it was draped over her coffin at her funeral, when the late Queen was in residence at Buckingham Palace it would be flown from the flag pole, but if she wasn't in residence then it would just be the union flag flown. If the Queen was at any of her castles/homes the Royal Standard would be flown but if she wasn't then the Royal Standard would be taken down.
We loved our Queen and we miss her dearly, there will never be another Monarch like her, she was our nations grandmother 😪
Hope this helps?
Keep the videos coming
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The flag flying over Westminster Abbey is the flag of Westminster Abbey itself which incorporates the emblems of St Edward The Confessor, king of England from 1042 to 1066 and who is buried in the Abbey.
I was 10 yrs old at the time of Queen Elizabeth's coronation. We in NZ did not have TV but we saw it in the cinema. She visited NZ in her coronation yr.
Hi, the moment she was crowned, they all shouted "God save the Queen". The ladies in white with her are her maids of honour made up from friends and ladies in waiting.
I was born in the 40s so I am on my third monarch. Long may we have our king and a prosperous future in the world. We enjoy your clips and your comments when trying to understand this unusual kingdom across the pond. We’re not a bad bunch really. Say, when are you over next? 😎
Westminster Abbey is known as a Royal Peculiar which means it is not under the jurisdiction of any bishop or diocese but is under the direct jurisdiction of the Queen herself. Westminster Abbey was founded more than a thousand years ago as a Benedictine Monastery and then became a Royal Peculiar in the early 16th Century after the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII
This is old by now but just for clarity, there’s no king consorts because a king outranks a queen so the husbands to most British queens have always been princes except for William iii and Mary ii who were joint sovereigns each in their own right meaning none of their power stemmed from the other .And yes a queen (consort) get crowned and anointed as well but in the same ceremony for example the queen’s mother was also anointed and crowned queen consort . So will Camilla at Charles’ coronation
George VI was her dad. That chair is King Edward’s chair, as in Edward I - commissioned in 1296 to contain the Stone of Scone (pronounced skoon) that was part of Scotland’s coronation ritual, so we handed the stone back in 1996, after much protests. I expect it will travel down again for King Charles’ coronation - after much protest again.
The bearskins for the hats come from Canada. They are said to last for around 80 years.
The Queen was the mother of young children (Charles and Anne) when she was crowned. She had to take on a huge amount of responsibility as monarch and head of the Commonwealth. She had to leave her children for long periods of time. When things had settled down she wanted more children and to be able to spend time with them.
it'd be great to see you react to the platinum jubilee.
I'll check it out. Thanks for the recommendation.
The Queen is Head of the Church of England. Anglican/Protestant
The golden Coronation Coach is most certainly still around, it was last seen earlier this year for the Queen's platinum jubilee. It is covered in gold leaf (Thin coat of pure gold) over wood, King Charles will ride in it to his Coronation, probably next year.
3:27 The foot guard regiments made the bearskin cap part of their uniform after defeating the Imperial guard at Waterloo 1815 (who wore them originally). They've been wearing them ever since.
The Queens mother was Scottish . . . the Queen's father asked her to marry him on two occasions. . she said yes the 3rd time he asked
That's because she was in Love with his brother Edward VIII The brother that advocated from the throne For Wallace Simpson .
I am 73 and from Scotland you will find the people will be out in droves there will be millions in London for King .
God bless the King
I am 80 yrs young I am still around I was born in London but just stayed through the end of the Second World War visit it often throughout my childhood .
The coach is wood and covered in Gold leaf. It is apparently extremely heavy hence to number of horses pulling it. It was made for George III in the 1700s an is only used for the coronation. The Queen is the head of the Church of England it was formed when Henry VIII broke away from The Catholic Church in the 1500s and it is a branch of Protestantism, catholics are not permitted to be the monarch. The Queen became Queen the moment her father died. The coronation is just a religious ceremony confirming her role. I think Charles will have a paired back ceremony to reflect more modern times. The Abbey is Westminster not Westminister and it is where her funeral is being held today.
He says he wants a scaled down coronation to reflect the 21st century and because the country is going through a cost of living crisis his also scaling back the family too.
Hi Steve enjoying your videos. My mum (still here) was born in January 1936 just before the death of King George V, then Edward Viii became king but was never crowned as he abdicated in December 1936 when his brother became King George Vi. So my mum has been alive during the reign of 5 monarchs! And alive for 3 coronations
This is the first British Coronation that most of the ENTIRE world will see.
I think there will be alot of people who will turn out to see king charles coronation , only because most of us alive have never seen a coronation cause Elizabeth was Queen for so long
We were taken from school to see it at the cinema
We've waited 70 years for this so I hope it's going to be good. After the superb pageantry of the funeral, I'm very encouraged.
Bigger is not always better and there is the law of diminishing returns so, in this age of electronic media, there is no need for vast stands for seating along the entire processional route, nor vast numbers of troops in the parades nor any ceremonial arches across the Mall, nor building an annexe at the west end of the abbey church nor even carpets on the floor of the Abbey (the acoustics will be better without them). I do want a full orchestra and massed choirs and lots of colourful uniforms, plumed hats, wigs, coronets etc. I hope the Earl Marshall is reading this.
For a closer look on the english kings and queens and the whole succession modalities, I would recomment the videos "Brief History of the Royal Family" by CGP Grey and "British Monarchs Family Tree" by UsefulCharts :)
We'll be seeing it again pretty soon
She was so beautiful and still looked so good as she aged
The Diamond diadem crown was commissioned by George IV for his use during his own coronation.
Great reaction! Fascinating.
Thanks Pranav.
'Coronated'??? What happened to 'Crowned'? At least that what it said on the souvenir books etc, that my parents collected at the time... BTW I was in my pram on this day, outside the village hall in Kilcreggan, a beautiful village on the River Clyde in Scotland (I recommend Google Earth to see it) while my parents and elder brother (then four and a bit years of age went in to watch it on TV with a tiny screen in monochrome. Still cannot get my brains round 'Coronated'....
I saw the carnation of Queen Elizabeth the second in 19 53 .I was 13 years old at the timeI t was on the TV.
The ladies who follow the Queen in procession and who hold her robe are known as Ladies In Waiting and they are chosen by tradition from noble families who have historic rights to take on these roles.
Sometimes the Crown passes to a brother, the Queen’s father inherited when his elder brother abdicated; sometimes it goes to a cousin, check the relationship when George I inherited the Crown from his cousin Queen Anne; the Crown has only gone father to son for more than 2 or 3 generations once, from King John to Edward III (5 generations).
that only happens if they abdicate young with no children first
The Edward the gentleman anchor mentions is Saint Edward or King Edward I of England and Hammer of Scots; he commissioned the chair for himself to enclose and keep safe under it the famous stone of scone; above which all new sworn in queens and kings sit on their coronation day(it has recently been returned to Scotland after Scotland made a case for it ) but was brought back for the may 6th coronation; he reigned from 1272 to 1307; and brought the chair from Scotland to England with his court in 1296. its almost 800 yrs old and every monarch since then has been crowned on it.
We know how to do pomp and ceremonies very well. Carriage is still in use today. I think it's gold plated but I'm not 100% sure. x
I just HAVE to correct you. The Queens coronation is a ceremony in which she was CROWNED, not coronated. The coronation is the event. She was crowned Queen.
The young female attendants who carried the train of the Queen's robe were 'Ladies in Waiting' ..... mainly titled daughters of aristocratic families (Dukes, Earls, etc.) ... one or two of whom are still alive today. Indeed, one of those young ladies was recently on British television promoting her latest book .... a sort of memoir (she was great friends with the Queen's late sister, Princess Margaret) ..... her name: Lady Anne Glenconner.
The monarch of the UK is the Supreme Head of the Church of England (the Anglican Church) ... 'Fid Def' or sometimes FD appears on all British coins, taken from the latin, 'Defender of the Faith' .... as in, Defender of the Church of England. The protestant Church of England came about in 1534 when Henry VIII was refused (by the Catholic Pope in Rome) an annulment of his marriage to his first wife Catherine of Aragon (in Spain). They had only been able to produce a daughter (Mary) and the fragile Tudor dynasty needed a male heir. So, in order to get a divorce he broke with the Catholic church in order to marry Anne Boleyn (who was later beheaded, as was another of his eventual six wives). Tumultuous years followed as the UK became a protestant country. After his death, his young son, King Edward VI (produced by his third wife (Jane Seymour)) died very young, so the crown passed to his older sister Mary, daughter of Henry's first wife, Catherine. She was a staunch Catholic and briefly tried to return the country to the old faith, earning the title 'Bloody Mary' due to the number of people the had burnt at the stake or executed in other ways for heresy, including senior members (bishops etc.) of the clergy. Despite marrying the all powerful King of Spain, Mary was unable to produce children and died without an heir (presumably from cancer) .... so the throne passed to Henry VIII's other daughter (by Queen Anne Boleyn) ..... namely, Elizabeth I ... who returned the country to the protestant church.
Almost every ancient church in Britain therefore began its life as a Catholic church. Westminster Abbey was, indeed an 'Abbey' with a community of monks etc etc, until Henry VIII's dissolution of the monastaries throughout the land, confiscating all their vast wealth (and and other riches). The Westminster Abbey we see today began construction in around 1245 and has largely been where all monarchs are crowned.
Oh, and the word is MINSTER .... not MINISTER. Check out 'York Minster' ... one of the largest medieval 'cathedrals' in northern Europe .... but not called a cathedral .... not indeed, and abbey either..
You also commented that King 'Edwards Chair' was 'her fathers'. Not at all. I've lifted some text to outline the history and significance of this chair ...... "The Coronation Chair has been illustrated and described since the 14th century, and is renowned the world over. For hundreds of years this piece of Medieval furniture has played a seminal role in the anointing and crowning of English monarchs, and was last used at the coronation of HM The Queen on 2 June 1953 ..... The origins of the Chair are well known. Indeed, the documentation accompanying its manufacture in the 1290s is still preserved. Following Edward I’s victory over the Scots in 1296, state documents and items of regalia were surrendered and taken to London as spoils of war. One of those items was a ceremonial block of sandstone upon which Scottish kings had hitherto been inaugurated at Scone Abbey in Perthshire, the last being John Balliol in 1292. Edward treated the Stone of Scone as a relic, and presented it, along with the Scottish crown and sceptre, to the shrine of St Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey, on 18 June 1297. He ordered the construction of a great gilt-bronze chair to incorporate the Stone as its seat. The chair was cast, but was scrapped before it was finished and a new one made of oak, thereby reducing its weight from three-quarters of a ton to one-quarter. Saint Edward’s Chair, as it is properly known (‘Coronation Chair’ is a relatively recent naming), was designed as a liturgical furnishing that would stand close to the shrine altar, where it served as a seat for priests officiating at masses. Opinion is divided as to when the Chair was first used in the coronation ritual, but it was no later than 1399, when Henry IV was crowned. A manuscript illustration of the coronation of Edward II in 1308, however, shows the king seated in what is almost certainly the Coronation Chair.
Oh, well that's quite a lot to wade through! My apologies, if it induces a coma before you get to the end!
Westminster Abbey is Church of England(Protestant) down the road is Westminster cathedral,(Roman Catholic) I was eight at the time
I absolutely love watching you soaking up so much of our history here in the UK and you are adorable 🙂 I am immensely proud of my country, our ability for being able to put on such amazing pomp and ceremony. I was born in 1952 so was just a year old when she was crowned. I just wanted to correct one thing. King Charles is crowned not coronated. This may have been said in previous comments. You will have watched the coronation by now so I hope some of your other questions have been answered.
Westminster Abbey is Church of England. The Monach has been head of the Church of England (Protestant) since Henry the VIII split the country from the Pope/Catholic church in 1536. The origins of the English church are 3rd century.
Queenhood.
An old-fashioned word coined in a bygone world.
It is a taking hold and a letting go.
Girlhood left behind like a favorite toy.
Irreversible step over invisible brink.
A new frock will be made, which is a country, hemmed with the white lace of it's shores, and here is a vast garden of Weald and Wold mountain and fell, lake, loch, cwm.
It is constancy and it is change: the age of clockwork morphs into the digital days.
But the song of the blackbird remains the same.
Queenhood: a long winding procession from the Abbey door to the Abbey door.
Queenhood: vows taken among bibles and blades, beneath braided banners and heralding Horns; the anointment of hand, breast, head with oil of cinnamon orange, musk and rose; promises sworn in secret under tented gold so daylight won't frighten the magic away, too sacred by far the camera to see.
It is an undressing first, then a dressing up, a shedding of plain white cloth then the puting on of a linen gown and the supertunica - dazzling gold foil lined with crimson silk. Man will walk on the moon, great elms will fail and fall.
But a knifes still a knife. A fork's still a fork.
So the emblems and signs of royalty are produced: the guilded spurs; the blue steel sword - like a sliver of deep space drawn from the scabbard of night to punish and protect: bracelets to each wrist, sincerity and wisdom, both amour and bond.
Love is still love is still love, war is war.
And indestructible towers will atomise in a blink, the God particle will be flushed from it's hiding place.
The sound barrier will twang with passenger planes. Civilisation will graft it's collective thoughts onto silicone wafers laureates will pass through court ......
But Taurus the bull on its heavenly tour will breach the same horizon at the given hour.
Queenhood: it is the sky's it is also the soil of the land. It is life behind glass walls and fortified stones. Robe and stole are lifted onto your shoulders, both shield and yolk.
Motherhood and womanhood will be taken as read.
'Multitasking' will be canonised as a new word.
It is an honouring and also an honour. In the flare and blurr of an old film, ghostly knights and chess-piece bishops deliver the unearthly orb with it's pearly equator and polished realms into your open palm:
and pass you the sceptre and rod of mercy and justice, one bearing a cross the other plumed with a white dove - and load your fourth finger with a ring that makes you the nations bride:
and offer the white kid glove with it's scrollwork tattoo of thistles and shamrock oak leaves and acorns,
then finally furnish your head with the crown - jewelled with history dense with glory -
both owned and loaned at the same time.
Do those burnished relics still hold the fingerprints of a twenty-seven-year-old?
A priceless freight for a young woman to bear , but draped and adorned a monarch walks forward into the sideways weather of oncoming years. And the heavy cargoes of church and state lighten with each step, syrupy old gold transmuted to platinum, alchemy redefined.
Queenhood: it is law and lore, the dream life and the documentary, a truthful fantasy.
For generations we will not know such majesty.
By Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate.
King Edwards chair ( or St Edward) refers to Edward the Confessor a Saxon king just before the Norman invasion in 1066.
The British Monarch is hHead of the Church of England - Protestant, yes. Westminster Abbey is very famous indeed and dates from 1066... Monarchs have been crowned there since William The Conqueror. Look up the Norman Conquest. It's a fantastically important piece of history not just for Britain but the whole western world.
Definitely will be exploring Westminster Abbey soon. Thanks
The crown is COE (Church of England) . . . and COS (church of Scotland. . . these are ladies in waiting . . (has the title Ladies as in Diana)
The Sovereign of Great Britain is also the head of The Anglican Church of England. Its a Protestant Church, but has maintained much of the Catholic worship in the liturgical life.
Yes it is still around
The Ladies walking behind her and holding the Queens train are her Ladies in Waiting or 'personal assistants' this role is again centuries old and they basically help her dress etc. but do have a very close relationship with her as companion also, they are mostly always of noble birth, maybe the Daughter of a Lord or some noble person or a family 'of good standing'.
The line of succession will always stay in the blood line so never passed onto a husband or wife. If there are no children and no siblings as was the case with Elizabeth I the crown then went to the only living Royal, King James of Scotland who was the Son of Elizabeth's first cousin Mary. It gets very complicated the further back you go!
the service is a church of England service which, although Protestant, has catholic origins
The British Monarch is Head of The Church of England (Protestant) also known as the Anglican Church, which simply means English, (in case you ever hear the word again) This is where it gets confusing:- All members of the C of E are Anglicans but not all Anglicans are C of E. for eg in Wales you may be a member of the Church in Wales and obviously not C of E. because it's a separate country but you would still be Anglican because both England and Wales are headed by the same Monarch and Archbishop of Canterbury.
England and all of Europe was Catholic until Henry VIII wanted to annul his marriage to his 1st wife so he could marry his 2nd, the Pope said NO so Henry created the Anglican Church making himself head of it and here we are today.
The Queens Ladies in Waiting are from the nobility.
Protestant church, Anglican, Prince Philip was Prince Consort as was Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert. The Queen Consort Camilla will be crowned at the same time as King Charles lll. The state coach weighs 2 tons and is gold plated or gold leafed, the Queen herself said it was very uncomfortable as there was no suspension other than two leather straps. You would really need to read up on British history, there is so much that you can't get it all in a comment.
You're absolutely right. The history is so deep. I'm slowly but surely piecing it together between the videos and comments. It's all so new and interesting to me.
This happened in June 1953 the Second World War ended 8 years earlier and the country was still recovering from rationing and war time restrictions so this coronation was a chance to celebrate and move forward the festival of Britain happened in 1951 and opened by the late king George V1 these events were milestones in the recovery of the U.K. after the war
Westminster Abbey is 900 years old. It was a Catholic Benedictine Abbey until the Reformation in Henry VIII's reign when England became Protestant and Henry declared himself head of the Church of England and every monarch since has that title. The Abbey is 'high church', which means it retains some Catholic traditions. The coronation uses ancient ceremonials which survive from the Catholic era.
My husband was six years old when he watched the Queens Coronation. You probably saw the Gold Coach before when Princess Margaret married Anthony Armstrong-Jones. Princess Charles was 4 years old when his Mother was crowned Queen.
The Ceremonial Robes and possibly King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will be wearing robes.
The official religion is Church of England (Protestant) Westminster Abbey is Anglican.
Westminster Cathedral is Roman Catholic.
The ladies are either relations/friends/ close member of her staff.
The women around the queen are her ladies in waiting. Westminster Abbey is a Anglican church.
Are the ladies in waiting mostly family?
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They can be mostly family, but also just personal friends. Something I just found out.... at the coronation they were called her maids of honor. Also, ladies in waiting are appointed for life. They can't quit or resign, and the position is unpaid.
King Edward's Chair is the Coronation Chair and it refers to King Edward I who commissioned the construction of the chair during his reign in 1296. Queen Elizabeth II's father was King George VI.
Theres a video somewhere here on RUclips about one of the ladies behind the Queen during the procession. They're mostly daughters of dukes and/or princes I believe.
I was eight and remember it well, we listened on the wireless (radio) still have memobillia, we in Australia saw her on her first visit to Australia 1954 as school children we lined up in Canberra it was a very hot day we were in very heavy surge tunics (school uniforms) hats and gloves, I remember standing for hours and lots of children feinted. I was very disappointed she wore ordinary clothes with no crown, and she was on a jeep and went by so fast. Oh memories of childhood a very happy one...
The Queen was wearing the Diadem. originally made for George IV! She wears the Imperial State Cown o the walk back down the Abbey after the Coronation.
That gold carriage is huge. I tried to take a photo of it when I visited Buckingham Palace, but couldn’t fit the whole thing in the picture. I was told they have to take the wall out to get the thing out.
Watch the video of her father King George VI’s coronation. You will see her mother crowned separately after the king.
4:20 Yes, that carriage is still around and yes, it's gold (it's not all solid gold). There is no way of knowing if Charles will travel in it but chances are he will. Thanks for the content. edit: Oh just a bit of info for you: the carriage was completed in 1762 and weighs 4 tons. It's almost 30 ft long and 12 ft high.
Don’t know if someone already said this but there are three types of Queen in the UK, Queen Regnant like Queen Elizabeth who is the monarch. Queen Consort who is the wife of the King and Dowager Queen the widow of the King. There is never a King Consort because King is considered a higher title so they are Princes or Dukes as the Queen’s husband was the Duke of Edinburgh at the Coronation. The Queen made him a Prince of the UK in 1958 as he gave up his previous titles before he got married
There is an old series called "In the highest tradition" that shows the most extravagant traditions of the British military. I'm not sure if it fits for a reaction video, but I still recommend it at least for your own enjoyment.
the arch the coach went through has three entranced. Only the Monarch can go through the central arch.
The monarch as have already been said is head of the Church of England and most definitely protestant. It is written into Our law that no Catholic shall sit on the English throne.
Luv your comments. You remind me of Me of my son. So nice to see your generation having interest in the queen.
The flag at 8:42 is the Banner of Arms of Westminster Abby. 10:08 The white plumes on the helmets belong to the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, who are the traditional personal body guard of the Soverign. 12:11 Westminster Abby is part of the Church of England, the official state religion on the UK. The Monarch is the head of the Church of England. 16:00 King Edward's Chair and the Crown of St Edward, refer to St Edward the Confessor who reigned 1042 - 1066.
In answer to you last question, for some reason the US media are obsessed with the myth that Charles is not liked. This is simply not true.
The white plumes are swans feathers.
The US media believe in a lot of myths, if there isn't one, theyll make one up.
The flag is the Royal Standard. Anywhere Her Majesty goes, that flag flies, to let people know she is in residence.
Min-ster is a place.........
Min-i-ster is a person serving church or state (or both)
The sound was muted for most of this.
The religion of the royal family is protestant and the monarch becomes head of the church of England and Westminster Abbey is the historical church of the royal family.
Male Consorts are just that. Queen Victoria's husband was titled Prince Consort. Female Consorts are usually crowned in the same service. Check out the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the present Queen's mother) in May 1937. Available on You Tube
I have watched the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on dvd. The Queen became Queen in 1952 and the Coronation was in 1953.
King George VI was her father. King Edward is the Saint resting behind the High Altar in Westminster Abbey.