On June 2, 1953, 27 million people watched the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on TV; hers was the first coronation of a monarch to ever be televised. The queen had previously made notes about her ...

Queen Elizabeth II was formally crowned during a coronation ceremony at London’s Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953.Elizabeth, only 27 years old at the time, was accompanied by her husband, Prince ...

Queen Elizabeth's coronation portrait, taken by Cecil Beaton, showed her in front of a backdrop of Westminster Abbey, whereas King Charles's portrait, taken by Hugo Burnand, shows him in the Throne ...

It's good to be King, and even better when your coronation comes under budget! The cost of King Charles' coronation has been revealed, , along with how it compares to the expenses of Queen Elizabeth's ...

One event cost more than twice as much as the other Janine Henni is a Royals Staff Writer for PEOPLE Digital, covering modern monarchies and the world's most famous families. Like Queen Elizabeth, she ...