List of royal guests at the coronation of Elizabeth II

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The following is a list of royal guests at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, which took place on 2 June 1953.[1]

Family of Queen Elizabeth II[]

British royal family[]

  • The Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen's husband and consort
    • The Duke of Cornwall, the Queen's son and heir
  • Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, the Queen's mother
    • The Princess Margaret, the Queen's sister
  • The Princess Royal, the Queen's paternal aunt
    • The Earl and Countess of Harewood, the Queen's first cousin and his wife
    • The Hon. Gerald Lascelles, the Queen's first cousin
  • The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Queen's paternal uncle and aunt
    • Prince William of Gloucester, the Queen's first cousin
    • Prince Richard of Gloucester, the Queen's first cousin
  • The Duchess of Kent, the Queen's paternal aunt by marriage (and the Duke of Edinburgh's first cousin)
    • The Duke of Kent, the Queen's first cousin
    • Princess Alexandra of Kent, the Queen's first cousin
    • Prince Michael of Kent, the Queen's first cousin
  • Princess Marie Louise, the Queen's first cousin, twice removed
  • Lady Patricia and The Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay, the Queen's first cousin, twice removed and her husband
  • The Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, the Queen's paternal great-uncle and great-aunt

Bowes-Lyon family[]

  • Albemarle Bowes-Lyon, the Queen's first cousin
  • James Bowes-Lyon, the Queen's first cousin, once removed

Teck-Cambridge family[]

  • The Marquess and Marchioness of Cambridge, the Queen's first cousin, once removed
    • Lady Mary and Peter Whitley, the Queen's second cousin and her husband
  • The Duchess and Duke of Beaufort, the Queen's first cousin, once removed and her husband
  • Lady Helena Gibbs, the Queen's first cousin, once removed

The Duke of Edinburgh's family[]

Greek royal family[]

  • Kingdom of Greece Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark, the Duke of Edinburgh's mother
  • Kingdom of Greece Prince and Princess George of Greece and Denmark, the Duke of Edinburgh's paternal uncle and aunt (representing the King of the Hellenes)

Mountbatten family[]

Rulers of British protectorates[]

  • Bahrain Shaik Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa I of Bahrain
  • Kuwait Shaik Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah of Kuwait
  • Brunei Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III of Brunei
  • Kelantan Sultan Ibrahim IV of Kelantan
  • Selangor Sultan Hisamuddin and Raja Jemaah of Selangor
  • Johor Sultan Ibrahim and Sultanah Helen Ibrahim of Johor
  • Zanzibar Sultan Khalifa bin Harubn and the Sultanah Nunu of Zanzibar
  • Sultanate of Lahej Sultan Ali III ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-'Abdali of Lahej
  • Perak Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah of Perak
  • Tonga Queen Salote of Tonga
  • Qatar Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, representing Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani of Qatar

Members of foreign royal families[]

  • Norway The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway, the Queen's first cousin, once removed and his wife (representing his father, the King of Norway)
    • Norway Princess Astrid of Norway, the Queen's second cousin
  • Denmark Prince and Princess Axel of Denmark, the Queen's first cousin, twice removed and the Duke of Edinburgh's first cousin, once removed and second cousin (representing his first cousin once removed, the King of Denmark)
  • Sweden The Duke of Halland, the Queen's second cousin, once removed (representing his father, the King of Sweden)
  • Belgium The Prince of Liège the Queen's third cousin (representing his brother, the King of the Belgians)
  • Netherlands The Prince Consort of the Netherlands (representing his wife, the Queen of the Netherlands)
  • Kingdom of Laos The Crown Prince of Laos (representing the King of Laos)
  • Nepal Prince Himalayapratrap Vir Vikram Shah and Princess Princep (representing the King of Nepal)
  • State of Vietnam The Hereditary Prince of Vietnam (representing Bảo Đại, the Chief of State of Vietnam)
  • Japan The Crown Prince of Japan (representing the Emperor of Japan)
  • Ethiopian Empire The Crown Prince of Ethiopia (representing the Emperor of Ethiopia)
  • Saudi Arabia Prince Fahad Ibn Abdul Aziz (representing the King of Saudi Arabia)
  • Kingdom of Afghanistan Shah Wali Khan (representing the King of Afghanistan)
  • Kingdom of Iraq The Crown Prince of Iraq (representing the King of Iraq)
  • Cambodia Prince Sisowath Monireth (representing the King of Cambodia)
  • Thailand Prince Chula Chakrabongse and Princess Chula (representing the King of Thailand)
  • Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Prince Saif Al Islam Al Hassan (representing the King of Yemen)
  • Kingdom of Egypt The Nabil Suleyman Daoud (representing the King of Egypt)
  • Luxembourg The Hereditary Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (representing the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg)
  • Liechtenstein Prince Karl Alfred of Liechtenstein and Princess Agnes (representing the Prince of Liechtenstein)
  • Monaco Prince Pierre of Monaco (representing the Prince of Monaco)

References[]

  1. ^ "No. 40020". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 November 1953. p. 6223.
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