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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on the day of her coronation, Buckingham Palace, 1953

On May 12, 1937, Princess Elizabeth—then just 11 years old—looked on as her father, King George VI, was crowned at Westminster Abbey. Little did she know that just 16 years later, she would be at the center of the exact same ceremony.

Jennifer M Wood
The Stone of Scone in the Coronation Chair.

The Stone of Scone—also called the Stone of Destiny—may look unassuming, but it’s had a long and colorful history, right up to the present day.

Samantha Drake












The Giant’s Causeway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

In Northern Ireland, thousands of hexagonal stone columns of various heights rise out of the North Atlantic Ocean and climb up to the foot of a cliff, as if they had been placed by a massive mythical creature.

Lorna Wallace




There’s a lot you may not know about the Duke of Sussex.

In the midst of the incessant press speculation and gossip, many less well-known things about the Duke of Sussex have become lost in the shuffle.

Jane Alexander