<div><p>The Queen's coronation took place on Tuesday, 2nd June 1953 - the date was selected by meteorologists who predicted it would be the most likely to have the best weather. In true British form, it rained.</p><p>On February 6, 1952, Elizabeth ascended the throne as the 25-year-old princess of England, after the passing of her father King George VI. However, it wasn't until 16 months later that she would be crowned the Queen of England.</p><p>Like her bridal gown, the Queen's coronation was a masterpiece created by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_gown_of_Elizabeth_II">Norman Hartnell</a>. It took nearly eight months to complete and included tributes to the countries of the United Kingdom and other states within the Commonwealth of Nations.</p><div><figure><a href="http://nickverrreos.blogspot.ca/2013/07/royal-couturequeen-elizabeth-ii-norman.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/Gown.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/Gown_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p><strong>Each floral emblem on her dress included: </strong></p><ul><li>English Tudor Rose</li><li>Scottish Thistle</li><li>Welsh Leek</li><li>Irish Shamrock</li><li>Canadian Maple Leaf</li><li>Australian Wattle</li><li>New Zealand Silver Fern</li><li>South African Protea</li><li>Indian and Ceylon Lotus Flower </li><li>Pakistan's Wheat, Cotton and Jute</li></ul><p><strong>But Hartnell included a special, secret detail that the Queen didn't know about...</strong></p><p>On the day she was crowned Queen, Elizabeth took the Coronation Oath and officially became the ruling monarch of the U.K. and the Commonwealth. </p><p>A secret staff was hired out of the elite millionaire businessmen who offered their services after it became known that there was a shortage of professional coachmen. Many of the elite dressed up as servants to escort people to the ceremony.</p><p>But that wasn't the only secret detail...</p><p>Carefully sewn onto the the left side of Queen Elizabeth's coronation dress, was an extra four-leaved shamrock. Hartnell had carefully positioned it so that the Queen's hand would rest on the good luck charm throughout the ceremony.</p><div><figure><a href="http://orderofsplendor.blogspot.ca/2012/02/flashback-friday-queens-coronation-gown.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/Embroidery-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/Embroidery-2_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/Embroidery-2_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/Embroidery-2_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/Embroidery-2_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/Embroidery-2_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/Embroidery-2_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/Embroidery-2_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/Embroidery-2_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/Embroidery-2_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/Embroidery-2_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTOXdND_Yoo" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-1_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-1_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-1_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-1_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-1_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-1_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-1_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-1_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-1_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-1_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-1_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTOXdND_Yoo" target="_blank">Youtube</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><a href="http://omgthatdress.tumblr.com/archive" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/7f3e86fcefcd9cafff34d21b89837ebe.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a></figure></div><p></p><div><figure><a href="http://nickverrreos.blogspot.ca/2013/07/royal-couturequeen-elizabeth-ii-norman.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/CoronationDress.jpeg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/06/CoronationDress_GH_content_550px.jpeg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Watch her entrance to the Coronation below:</p><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="bTOXdND_Yoo"></amp-youtube></div></div></div><p>[h/t <a href="http://people.com/royals/queen-elizabeths-coronation-gown/">People</a> / <a href="http://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/thequeen/coronationfacts-8604">Trending</a> /<a href="http://orderofsplendor.blogspot.ca/2012/02/flashback-friday-queens-coronation-gown.html"> The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor</a>]</p></div>
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