Queen Elizabeth II's coronation: A look back as King Charles set to be crowned
Arts And Entertainment,Queen Elizabeth,Royal Family
It has been 70 years since the last British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, was officially crowned. With Elizabeth's son, King Charles III, set to be crowned on May 6, people are recalling his mother's coronation, which was the last time the British public witnessed the ritual. "The whole of London was sort of a cauldron of people rushing to the area to look at what was happening," said James Wilkinson, then an 11-year-old member of the Westminster Abbey choir, which sang during the ceremony. Queen Elizabeth II was not originally...
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