Proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II's Accesssion

Category

Library Item

Item no

2881

Title

Proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II's Accesssion, Mercat Cross, Edinburgh, 1952

Description

A marching band plays as it walks down the the High Street and past St Giles Cathedral. Many of the military band have medals pinned to their uniforms and wear kilts and caps. Behind them march soldiers carrying rifles.

Artist / maker

Wyllie, H. D.

Date

1952

Size

14.6 x 14.8 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

As the former Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was proclaimed in a ceremony in London to be Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of this Realm, and all her other realms and territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, her Scottish subjects proclaimed her accession to the throne on the same day from the Mercat Cross on Edinburgh's Royal Mile. A large crowd gathered on Edinburgh's High Street to mark the occasion and the ceremony included trumpet calls, a Guard of Honour, the National Anthem and a Royal Salute from the guns at the Castle.
The Proclamation then proceeded to the Gate of the Castle, before moving on to the Palace of Holyrood followed by the Pier and Shore of Leith.

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Clothing and dress > Garments > Kilts

People > Entertainment and sports > Musicians

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Sport and leisure > Culture > Musical instruments