Documentary reveals Queen on coronation
The Queen has described her coronation as the “beginning of one’s life as a sovereign” in a new documentary.
The BBC programme, which tells the story of the crown jewels and the ceremony of crowning a new monarch, features the Queen chatting with royal commentator Alastair Bruce.
In the hour-long film The Coronation, which will be screened on BBC1 on 14 January, the Queen also recollects that the gold state coach, which carried the monarch on her coronation day, did not provide a pleasant ride.
The head of state says in an extract from the documentary her crowning was the “beginning of one’s life as a sovereign”.
The Queen acceded to the throne on 6 February, 1952, when her father died unexpectedly in his sleep.
Despite the country being in the grip of post-war austerity a glittering coronation was staged on 2 June the following year. Thousands lined the streets of London to see the procession.