How the pioneering television broadcast of the 1937 Coronation procession led the way for the biggest outside broadcast yet attempted - the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. The Coronation of ...

The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on 12 May 1937 gave the fledgling BBC Television Service its first major outside broadcasting challenge, just six months after inauguration.

Music plays an important part in the service. Many of the texts have been used at successive coronations. "Zadok the Priest" was sung at Edgar's coronation, receiving its famous setting by Handel in ...

The mysterious inscription on the Stone of Destiny used in British coronations since the 13th century may have been solved. Also known as Stone of Scone, this ancient relic has been placed under the ...

However, there are parts of the world in which coronations happen on a large scale. BBC Bitesize has taken a look at a small, yet regal, selection of ceremonies - from the relatively discreet ...

From the Dean's Verger to Clerk of the Works, those involved discuss what it was like to be part of the 2023 Coronation service. Discover the essential components of coronations past and present, ...

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with details of the cathedral’s reopening. For hundreds of years, Notre Dame was the backdrop to some of French history’s defining moments.

Classic FM’s Composer in Residence Debbie Wiseman looks ahead to the coronation of King Charles III with a new four-part series celebrating the music written for, and used in, coronations through the ...

The second PIAA-sanctioned District 11 girls wrestling tournament Sunday at Easton Area Middle School delivered plenty of story lines – some predictable and others that came straight out of left ...