Queen Elizabeth II's coronation: A look back as King Charles set to be crowned
foxnews.comIt has been 70 years since the last British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, was officially crowned. With Elizabeth's son, King Charles III, set to be crowned on May 6, people are recalling his mother's coronation, which was the last time the British public witnessed the ritual. "The whole of London was sort of a cauldron of people rushing to the area to look at what was happening," said James Wilkinson, then an 11-year-old member of the Westminster Abbey choir, which sang during the ceremony.
Queen Elizabeth II was not originally an heir-apparent to the throne. However, in 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated the throne and Queen Elizabeth's father took over.
She made her first public speech at the age of 14 and would become queen at the age of 25 following her father's sudden death.
King George VI died at the age of 56 from coronary thrombosis, which is a blocking of blood flow from the heart. Queen Elizabeth was crowned on June 2, 1953 – over a year after she ascended to the throne.
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