Britain's Queen Elizabeth II -- with her husband Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh -- travels to her coronation ceremony in London on June 2, 1953. She ascended to the throne a year earlier, when her father died of lung cancer in February 1952. She was 25 at the time.
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Londoners hold a street party to celebrate the Queen's coronation.
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These residents of Northampton, England, won a prize for best decorated street in the town.
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Crowds wake up to rain after spending all night sleeping in Trafalgar Square before the Queen's coronation.
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Children attend a street party in London's East End.
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The Queen poses inside Buckingham Palace after her coronation.
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The Queen's coach passes Piccadilly Circus during the procession.
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Choir boys walk through the cloisters of Westminster Abbey.
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The Queen's son Prince Charles, accompanied by a nurse, arrives at Westminster Abbey.
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Members of the royal family pose for a photo in the throne room of Buckingham Palace.
