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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, left, arrive for service to celebrate the queen's 60th anniversary of her coronation at Westminster Abbey, escorted by The Dean of the Abbey, Dr. John Hall, in London on June 4, 2013.
The queen's coronation took place on June 2, 1953, after a period of mourning for her father, King George VI, following her ascension to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952. The event 60 years ago was the first time a coronation was televised for the public.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives for service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of her coronation at Westminster Abbey, escorted by The Dean of the Abbey, Dr. John Hall, in London on June 4, 2013.
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Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, arrive for a service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London on June 4, 2013.
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Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge arrive for a service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London on June 4, 2013.
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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, smiles as she arrives for a service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London on June 4, 2013.
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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, arrives for a service of celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the Coronation Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on June 4, 2013, in London.
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Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge arrive for a service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London on June 4, 2013.
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Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, arrive for a service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London on June 4, 2013.
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Queen Elizabeth II and members of the royal family leave Westminster Abbey following the service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of the Queen at Westminster Abbey in London on June 4, 2013.
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Britain's Duchess of Cambridge leaves Westminster Abbey in London following a service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on June 4, 2013.
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Queen Elizabeth II and members of Britain's royal family during the service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the queen's coronation at Westminster Abbey on June 4, 2013, in London.
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From left, Katharine, Duchess of Kent; Prince Edward, Duke of Kent; Princess Eugenie; Peter Phillips; Princess Beatrice; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; Kate, Duchess of Cambridge; and The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr. John Hall, leave a service of celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on June 4, 2013, in London.
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Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, right, leave Westminster Abbey in London, following a service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on June 4, 2013.
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Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, right, leave Westminster Abbey in London, following a service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on June 4, 2013.
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Queen Elizabeth II and members of Britain's royal family leave Westminster Abbey following the service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the queen's coronation at Westminster Abbey on June 4, 2013, in London.
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Britain's Prince William, left, his wife, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, and William's cousin Zara Phillips, right, speak outside Westminster Abbey in London, on June 4, 2013, after attending a service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Coronation Service. Queen Elizabeth II, now 87, took the throne on Feb. 6, 1952, upon the death of her father, King George VI, but to allow for a period of national mourning she was only crowned on June 2, 1953, in London's Westminster Abbey.
