Westminster Abbey's role in Queen Elizabeth II's life

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The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey, the historic church in central London which has played a major role in her life.

In this file photo taken on June 02, 1953 Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II sits in Westminster Abbey, June 2, 1953 on her coronation day in London. – Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on September 8, 2022.

The June 2 coronation saw Queen Elizabeth make the sacred vows of lifelong service that she upheld throughout her reign.Some 27 million out of Britain's 36 million population did so. It was also filmed in colour and experimental 3D. Queen Elizabeth's sister princess Margaret was talked out of marrying equerry Peter Townsend in 1953, as he was divorced.Their father having died in 1952, Prince Philip walked Margaret down the aisle.- 1973: Anne's wedding -

Unusually, Phillips, an Olympic gold medal-winning equestrian, did not take a title. The couple divorced in 1992.After Prince Charles and Diana's wedding at St Paul's Cathedral in 1981, Queen Elizabeth's second son Prince Andrew married fun-loving Sarah Ferguson, a major's daughter.The couple have two children, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. They divorced in 1996 but remain close.

 

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