Queen Elizabeth and the Memory Trace in All of Us
“God save the Queen!” the crowd cheered.
As the Archbishop placed the crown on her head, a young Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne of the United Kingdom. Westminster Abbey was stunning. All the regalia you would expect for such an occasion was present: scepters and swords, robes and rings.
At the age of twenty-five, Elizabeth’s crowning signaled a new era for the United Kingdom.