Coronation Visit of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal

Category

Library Item

Item no

21163

Title

Coronation Visit of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh

Description

An illustrated map of the Old Town area of Edinburgh showing the routes for the Queen's procession to celebrate her coronation. There are red, blue and yellow lines on the map indicating the different routes the various processions would take on different days throughout the royal visit.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1953

Size

28.0 x 41.8 cm

Type

Reproduction

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

After the celebrations to mark the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2nd June 1953, the City of Edinburgh prepared for the state visit of the Queen and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh which took place from Tuesday 23rd until Monday 29th June 1953.
The city was decorated for the occasion and a large programme of events was planned. The Royal party arrived at Princes Street Station at 10am and made its way to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
A map was produced showing the routes of the processions on each day and crowds of people, including many children, lined the streets to watch the pageantry.

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Events > Ceremonies > Parades and processions

Events > Ceremonies > Visits of state

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh