Her Majesty The Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee this month.
The Queen’s formal coronation as Queen Elizabeth II took place almost seventy years ago on June 2, 1953, in Westminster Abbey, following the death of her father, King George VI.
The Isle of Wight lined the streets with flags and came out in their thousands for street parties, concerts, fayres and sports tournaments, to mark the historic event...
Atherley Cross Road during the Coronation in 1953. Photo courtesy of Elaine Fisher (nee Smith).
Wadham & Sons shop front in St James Sq, Newport, decorated for the Coronation in 1953.
1953 Coronation Party Vectis Road, East Cowes. Photo courtesy of Eric Mew.
Arthur Street, Ryde, Coronation party held on the 2nd June 1953. Photo courtesy of Derek Tomlinson.
Coronation party in Haylands, Ryde, courtesy of Steven Jones.
Coronation Day in St. James' Square, Newport.