# @gettyimages on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNHYt2ApWV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16447792-gettyimages-instagram
- **Posted:** 2019-06-02T11:05:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Getty Images (@GettyImages) — https://gondola.cc/GettyImages

## Caption

The past comes vividly to life in this archive newsreel from on this day in 1953, with crowds anticipating the coronation of Elizabeth II in London.⠀
Made Queen upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6th February 1952, the monarch is not only the longest-reigning in British history but also the longest-serving head of state in the world today.⠀
Follow gettyarchive for a look at the day's preparations and celebrations in colour.⠀
📷: Grinberg, Paramount, Pathe Newsreels/Sherman Grinberg Library/Getty Images | 2nd June 1953 | #gettyarchive⠀
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