1953: The Queen's Coronation: The Official Souvenir Album
A Nonfiction book. An excellent book about every single detail of the coronation....
In 1953, the newly-ascended Elizabeth II was crowned Queen in a ceremony broadcast worldwide from Westminster Abbey. Her gown for the occasion, designed by royal couturier Norman Hartnell, bore the emblems of Great Britain and the Commonwealth on the rich white satin, and its intricate beadwork and elaborate embroidery took a team of dedicated dressmakers more than six months to create. Published on the sixtieth anniversary of the coronation, this new and extravagantly illustrated souvenir album commemorates the momentous occasion with newly commissioned photographs of the coronation gown, the Diamond Diadem—also worn at the coronations of George IV and Queen Victoria—and the many other jewels and ceremonial garments worn on that historic day, as well as items of pageantry. Many of these items are pictured together for the first time since the coronation, and they collectively tell the story of the people and places of this extraordinary event. A stunning souvenir of royal history,...
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This is a great book. I am glad I found it as although I have been a royal watcher all my life I have not read a book where the details of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was laid out. It is a concise description with photographs of the planning and staging of the coronation. I especially love the information about the coronation... An excellent book about every single detail of the coronation. The size allows to read it in just one day. The book is supported by beautiful illustrations. In fact, I would like it even more if the publishers included a DVD with the whole ceremony...:) A very attractive and informative book on The Queen's coronation in 1953 and the massive preparations that went into it. It's the preparations that I found to be the most interesting -- from the designs of Norman Hartnell for the Queen's gown, and discovering that he also designed the gowns for other ladies of the royal family, and...
