OUR QUEEN IS CROWNED, A Coronation Souvenir Booklet, compliments of George Weston CANADA Limited, 1953
OUR QUEEN IS CROWNED, A Coronation Souvenir Booklet, compliments of George Weston CANADA Limited, 1953
This Amazing Full-Colour 1953 Coronation Souvenir was Lithographed in Canada for the George Weston Company. It features 16 pages full of Royal information, Photographs, Coronation Principals, service and regalia. Most stunning is the centerfold colour lithographed scene of Her Majesty's carriage procession, and the mint condition double-wide onionskin overlay showing the procession route. Beautiful Condition, and this Canadian publication would be a welcome addition to your Royal Collection!
The coronation of Elizabeth II took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London. Elizabeth II acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952, being proclaimed queen by her privy and executive councils shortly afterwards.