But like many Brits of my generation (I was born the year before the coronation) my life has been bookended by the reign of Queen Elizabeth II ... woman with raven-black hair, rationing from ...

Show a clip or a black and white photograph of Elizabeth II’s coronation and explain that it was the first British coronation ever shown on television. We know what Queen Elizabeth II looked ...

She wore this tiara on the day of her coronation in 1953 ... the Royal Film Show in 1952, Queen Elizabeth looks an absolute vision in her black and white satin gown. The regal ensemble was ...