The procession for the coronation of Elizabeth II was an element of the ceremony in which court, clerical, governmental, and parliamentary officials from around the Commonwealth of Nations moved in a set order of precedence through the streets of London, England, and into Westminster Abbey, where the coronation took place.
The Royal Family
Pursuivants and Ushers | |||||
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Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms | Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms | ||||
Gentleman Usher
Captain Philip Neville, RN |
Gentleman Usher | ||||
Members of the Royal Family | |||||
HRH The Princess Royal CI GCVO GBE RRC TD
her train borne by her coronet borne by | |||||
HRH Prince Richard of Gloucester | HRH The Duchess of Gloucester CI GCVO GBE
her train borne by her coronet carried by |
HRH Prince William of Gloucester | |||
HRH The Duchess of Kent CI GCVO GBE
her train borne by her coronet carried by | |||||
HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent
her train borne by |
HRH Prince Michael of Kent | HRH The Duke of Kent
his coronet carried by his page | |||
HRH Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone CI GCVO GBE
her train borne by her coronet carried by |
Lady Patricia Ramsay CI
her train borne by her coronet carried by | ||||
Major-General The Earl of Athlone KG GCB GCMG GCVO DSO
his coronet carried by his page |
HH Princess Marie Louise CI GCVO GBE RRC
her train borne by |
The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret
Heralds and Ushers | |
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Somerset Herald | Windsor Herald |
Gentleman Usher | Gentleman Usher |
Princess Margaret | |
HRH The Princess Margaret CI GCVO
her train borne by her coronet carried by her page | |
HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother | |
Richmond Herald | York Herald |
Chester Herald | Lancaster Herald |
The Lord Chamberlain of the Queen Mother's Household
Lieutenant-Colonel The Earl of Airlie KT GCVO MC his coronet carried by his page | |
HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother | |
Her train borne by
The Mistress of the Robes assisted by: | |
Jonathan Peel | Michael Anson |
Viscount Carlow | The Earl Erne |
The coronet of the Mistress of the Robes carried by her page | |
Ladies of the Bedchamber | |
The Dowager Viscountess Hambledon | The Countess Spencer OBE |
The Countess of Scarbrough | The Lady Harlech DCVO |
Women of the Bedchamber | |
The Honourable Mrs John Mulholland | Lady Jean Rankin |
Other Members of The Queen Mother's Household | |
Private Secretary Captain Oliver Dawnay |
Treasurer |
Chaplains
The Abbey Beadle | |||||
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The Abbey Beadle
G. F. Calvert | |||||
The Chaplains | |||||
The Very Reverend John Baillie (1886–1960) | The Reverend A. Nevile Davidson (1899–1976) | ||||
The Reverend Thomas Malcolm Layng CBE MC (1892–1958) | The Reverend Canon Henry Spencer Stephenson (1871–1957) | ||||
The Reverend Canon L. M. Andrews CVO MBE MC | The Reverend Philip Thomas Byard Clayton CH MC (1885–1972) | ||||
The Reverend Canon A. Rowland H. Grant CVO TD (died 1961) | The Reverend Canon C. E. Raven (1885–1964) | ||||
The Reverend Canon Guy Rogers MC (1876–1967) | |||||
The Domestic Chaplains | |||||
The Reverend John Lamb MC | |||||
The Reverend Hector Anderson MVO | The Reverend Maurice Foxell MVO (1888–1981) | ||||
The Representatives of the Free Churches | |||||
Chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales
Ebenezer Cunningham (1881–1977) | |||||
Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of England The Right Reverend Professor T. W. Manson (1893–1958)[1] |
President of the Baptist Union
The Reverend Henry Bonser (died 1966) | ||||
The President of the Methodist Conference The Reverend Colin Roberts (1886–1975) |
Moderator of the Free Church Federal Council The Reverend Hugh Martin (1890–1964) | ||||
The Representatives of the Church of Scotland | |||||
Ex-Moderator of the General Assembly The Very Reverend Alexander Macdonald |
Ex-Moderator of the General Assembly The Very Reverend John McKenzie CIE | ||||
The Right Reverend Professor James Pitt-Watson (1893–1962) Moderator of the General Assembly | |||||
The Dean and Prebendaries of Westminster | |||||
The Prebendaries' Virger A. J. R. Greaves (1910–2000)[2] | |||||
The Cross of Westminster borne by the Reverend Christopher Hildyard (1901–1987)[3][4] as deputy to the Minor Canon and Sacrist, the Reverend Jocelyn H. T. Perkins CVO (1869–1962)[5] | |||||
The Reverend Canon Edward Carpenter (1910–1998) | The Reverend Canon Charles Smyth (1903–1987)[6] | ||||
The Venerable Adam Fox (1883–1977) | The Reverend Canon Stephen Marriott (1886–1964) | ||||
The Dean's Virger
G. C. Drake MVO | |||||
Dean of Westminster The Very Reverend Alan Campbell Don KCVO (1885–1966) | |||||
Heralds and Pursuivants | |||||
Fitzalan Pursuivant Extraordinary
Alexander Colin Cole (1922–2001) |
Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms
Charles St Clair, Master of Sinclair (1914–2004) |
Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms
Robin de la Lanne-Mirrlees (1925–2012) | |||
Kintyre Pursuivant of Arms
Captain Rupert Iain Kay Moncreiffe (1919–1985) |
Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms
Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Dalyell of the Binns CIE (1887–1953) |
Carrick Pursuivant of Arms
James M. Grant (1903–1981) |
Officers of the Orders of Knighthood
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire | |
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The Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod
Sir Ernest Arthur Gowers GBE (1880–1966) | |
The Secretary
Sir Edward Bridges GCB GCVO MC (1892–1969) |
The King of Arms
Air Marshal Sir Charles Roderick Carr KBE CB DFC AFC (1891–1971) |
The Royal Victorian Order | |
The Chaplain
The Reverend Cyril Cresswell CVO (1890–1974) | |
The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George | |
The Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod
Admiral Sir Alan Geoffrey Hotham CB (1876–1959) |
The Registrar
Sir Percivale Liesching KCB (1895–1973) |
The King of Arms
Sir George Nevile Maltby Bland KCMG KCVO (1886–1972) |
The Secretary |
The Prelate
The Right Reverend Wilfred Marcus Askwith , Bishop of Blackburn (1890–1962) | |
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath | |
The Deputy Secretary
Brigadier Ivan de la Bere CVO CBE (1893–1970) |
The Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod
Major-General Douglas Neil Wimberley CB DSO MC (1896–1983) |
The Registrar and Secretary
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Charles Alexander Holcombe Longcroft KCB CMG DSO AFC (1883–1958) |
Bath King of Arms
Air Chief Marshal Sir James Milne Robb GCB KBE DSO DFC AFC (1895–1968) |
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle | |
The Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod | |
The Most Noble Order of the Garter | |
The Register
The Right Reverend Eric Knightley Chetwode Hamilton, Dean of Windsor (1890–1962) |
The Chancellor
The Earl of Halifax KG OM GCSI GCIE TD (1881–1958) his coronet carried by his page, Benedick Peake |
Heralds | ||
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Marchmont Herald
Lieutenant-Colonel John William Balfour Paul DSO (1873–1957) |
Rothesay Herald
Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Andrew Balvaird Lawson (1899–1985) |
Albany Herald
Major Charles Ian Fraser of Reelig (1903–1963) |
Standards
Standards of the Commonwealth | |
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The Standard of Ceylon![]() borne by Sir Edwin A. P. Wijeyeratne KBE (1889–1968) |
The Standard of Pakistan![]() borne by Mirza Abol Hassan Ispahani (1902–1981) |
The Standard of the Union of South Africa![]() borne by Dr Albertus L. Geyer (1894–1969) |
The Standard of New Zealand![]() borne by Sir Frederick Widdowson Doidge KCMG (1884–1954) |
The Standard of the Commonwealth of Australia![]() borne by Sir Thomas Walter White KBE DFC VD (1888–1957) |
The Standard of Canada![]() borne by Norman Alexander Robertson (1904–1968) |
The Union Standard | |
The Union Standard![]() borne by Captain John Lindley Marmion Dymoke (the Queen's Champion) (1926–2015) | |
The Standard of the Principality of Wales | |
The Standard of the Principality of Wales![]() borne by The Lord Harlech KG GCMG (1885–1964) his coronet carried by his page, |
Standards of the Quarterings of the Royal Arms | ||
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borne by | ||
The Lord De L'Isle and Dudley VC (1909–1991)
his coronet carried by his page, |
The Earl of Derby MC (1918–1994)
his coronet carried by his page, |
The Earl of Dundee, Hereditary Royal Standard-Bearer for Scotland (1902–1983)
his coronet carried by his page, |
The Royal Standard![]() borne by Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein KG GCB DSO (1887–1976) his coronet carried by his page, |
Members of the Royal Household
Members of the Royal Household | ||
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The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Sir Henry Gray Studholme (1899–1987) |
The Treasurer of the Household Sir Cedric Drewe (1896–1971)[11] |
The Comptroller of the Household Major Sir Roger John Edward Conant (1899–1973) |
The Keeper of the Jewel House bearing on a cushion the Ring, the Armills, and the Sword for the Offering The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst GCB GCVO MC (1894–1960) acting for Major-General Sir Hervey Degge Wilmot Sitwell CB MC (1896–1973) |
Pursuivants | |
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Bluemantle Pursuivant James A. Frere (1920–1994) |
Rouge Croix Pursuivant John Riddell Bromhead Walker MC (1913–1984) |
The Knights of the Garter appointed to hold the Canopy for the Queen's Anointing | |
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The Viscount Allendale KG CB CBE MC (1890–1956) his coronet carried by his page, George Andrew Beaumont (1938–1960) |
The Earl Fortescue KG CB OBE MC (1888–1958) his coronet carried by his page, Viscount Chewton (born 1940) |
The Duke of Wellington KG (1885–1972) his coronet carried by his page, Michael Thomas Jeremy Clyde (born 1941) |
The Duke of Portland KG (1893–1977) his coronet carried by his page, The Honourable Bruce Hacking (born 1940) |
Members of the Royal Household | |
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The Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Earl of Scarbrough KG GCSI GCIE TD (1896–1969) his coronet carried by his page, David McEwen (1938–1976) |
The Lord Steward of the Household The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon KT GCVO AFC (1903–1973) his coronet carried by his page, Marquess of Clydesdale (1938–2010) |
The Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal The Right Honourable Henry Frederick Comfort Crookshank (1893–1961) |
Prime Ministers of the Commonwealth of Nations
Prime Ministers of the Members of the Commonwealth | |
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The Prime Minister of Ceylon
The Honourable Dudley Shelton Senanayake (1911–1973) | |
The Prime Minister of Pakistan
The Honourable Muhammad Ali Bogra (1909–1963) |
The Prime Minister of India
Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) |
The Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa
The Honourable Daniel François Malan (1874–1959) |
The Prime Minister of New Zealand
The Right Honourable Sidney George Holland CH (1893–1961) |
The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia
The Right Honourable Robert Gordon Menzies CH QC (1894–1978) |
The Prime Minister of Canada
The Right Honourable Louis Stephen Saint-Laurent QC (1882–1973) |
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Right Honourable Sir Winston Spencer Churchill KG OM CH TD (1874–1965) |
Archbishops and the Lord Chancellor
Archbishop of York | |
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The Cross of York
borne by the Reverend T. W. I. Cleasby (1920–2009) | |
Archbishop of York
The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Cyril Forster Garbett (1875–1955) attended by the Reverend Prebendary Philip William Wheeldon OBE (1913–1992) | |
The Lord Chancellor | |
The Lord High Chancellor
The Lord Simonds (1881–1971) attended by his Pursebearer, T. Cokayne his coronet carried by his page | |
Archbishop of Canterbury | |
The Cross of Canterbury
borne by the Reverend John S. Long (1913–2008) | |
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Geoffrey Francis Fisher (1887–1972) attended by the Reverend Eric G. Jay (1907–1989) and the Reverend Canon Ian Hugh White-Thomson (1905–1997) |
Duke of Edinburgh
Heralds | |||||
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Arundel Herald Extraordinary
Dermot Michael Macgregor Morrah (1896–1974) |
Norfolk Herald Extraordinary
H. S. London (1884–1959) | ||||
Somerset Herald
Michael Roger Trappes-Lomax (1900–1972) |
Lord Lyon King of Arms
Sir Thomas Innes of Learney KCVO (1893–1971) |
Windsor Herald
Richard Preston Graham-Vivian MC (1896–1979) | |||
The Duke of Edinburgh and His Household | |||||
Harbinger of the Gentlemen at Arms
Major-General Arthur Reginald Chater CB OBE DSO (1896–1979) Three Gentlemen-at-Arms |
The Queen's Consort
Admiral of the Fleet HRH The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT GBE (1921–2021) his coronet carried by his page |
The Standard Bearer of the Gentleman at Arms
Major-General Maurice Anthony Wingfield CMG DSO (1883–1956) Three Gentlemen-at-Arms | |||
The Equerry to the Duke of Edinburgh
Squadron-Leader Sir Beresford Peter Torrington Horsley AFC (1921–2001) |
The Treasurer to the Duke of Edinburgh
Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Arthur Montague Browning KBE CB DSO (1896–1965) |
The Private Secretary to the Duke of Edinburgh
Lieut.-Commander John Michael Avison Parker MVO RN (1920–2002) | |||
Serjeants-at-Arms | |||||
Serjeant-at-Arms | Serjeant-at-Arms
George A. Titman, CBE MVO (1889–1980) | ||||
Heralds | |||||
Richmond Herald
Anthony R. Wagner (1908–1995) |
York Herald
Aubrey John Toppin, MVO (1881–1969) | ||||
Chester Herald
John Dunamace Heaton-Armstrong, MVO (1888–1967) |
Lancaster Herald
Archibald George Blomefield Russell, CVO (1879–1955) |
Bearers of the Regalia and Great Officers of State
Regalia | |||||
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Saint Edward's Staff
borne by The Earl of Ancaster TD (1907–1983), his coronet carried by his page, |
The Sceptre with the Cross
borne by Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Viscount Portal of Hungerford KG GCB OM DSO MC (1893–1971), his coronet carried by his page, | ||||
a Golden Spur
borne by The Lord Churston (1910–1991), his coronet carried by his page, |
a Golden Spur
borne by The Lord Hastings (1882–1956), his coronet carried by his page, | ||||
The Sword of Temporal Justice, or Third Sword
borne by The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KT GCVO (1894–1973), his coronet carried by his page, |
Curtana
borne by The Duke of Northumberland (1914–1988), his coronet carried by his page, |
The Sword of Spiritual Justice, or Second Sword
borne by The Earl of Home PC (1903–1995), his coronet carried by his page, | |||
English Kings of Arms, Black Rod and the Lord Mayor of London | |||||
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms
Sir Gerald Woods Wollaston KCB KCVO (1874–1957) |
Clarenceux King of Arms
Sir Arthur William Steuart Cochrane KCVO (1872–1954) | ||||
The Lord Mayor of London bearing the Crystal Sceptre Sir Rupert de la Bère (1893–1978) |
Garter Principal King of Arms
Sir George Rothe Bellew CVO (1899–1993) |
The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod
Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks KCB KBE DSO MC (1895–1985) | |||
The Great Officers of State and the Sword of State | |||||
The Lord Great Chamberlain
The Marquess of Cholmondeley (1883–1968) his coronet carried by his page | |||||
The Lord High Steward of Ireland
The Earl of Shrewsbury (1914–1980) his coronet carried by his page |
The High Constable of Scotland
The Lord Kilmarnock MBE (1903–1975) standing proxy for his coronet carried by his page | ||||
The Great Steward of Scotland
The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres GBE (1900–1975) standing proxy for HRH The Duke of Rothesay and Cornwall (born 1948); his coronet carried by his page, | |||||
The Earl Marshal
The Duke of Norfolk KG GCVO (1908–1975), attended by his two pages, the Honourable James Reginald Drummond (born 1938) |
The Sword of State
borne by The Marquess of Salisbury KG (1893–1972)
his coronet carried by his page, |
The Lord High Constable of England
Field Marshal The Viscount AlanbrookeKG GCB OM DSO (1883–1963) attended by his two pages, Charles Anthony Selby McCreery (born 1942) | |||
Regalia | |||||
Sceptre with the Dove
borne by The Duke of Richmond and Gordon (1904–1989) his coronet carried by his page |
St. Edward's Crown
borne by the Lord High Steward attended by his two pages, |
The Orb
borne by Field Marshal The Earl Alexander of Tunis KG GCB CSI DSO MC (1891–1969) his coronet carried by his page | |||
The Bible and Altar Plate | |||||
The Paten
borne by the Bishop of London, The Right Reverend John William Charles Wand (1885–1977) |
The Bible
borne by the Bishop of Norwich, The Right Reverend Percy Mark Herbert (1885–1968) |
The Chalice
borne by the Bishop of Winchester, The Right Reverend Alwyn Terrell Petre Williams (1888–1968) |
The Queen
The Queen and Her Attendants | |||||||||
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The Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant
Lieutenant-Colonel The Honourable Osbert Vesey CMG CBE (1884–1957) | |||||||||
The Bishop of Bath and Wells
The Right Reverend Harold William Bradfield (1898–1960) |
Her Majesty The Queen in Her Royal Robe of crimson Velvet, trimmed with Ermine and bordered with Gold Lace Wearing the Collar of the Garter; on Her Head a Diadem of precious Stones |
The Bishop of Durham The Right Reverend Arthur Michael Ramsey (1904–1988) | |||||||
The Lieutenant of the Gentlemen-at-Arms
Brigadier General Sir Harvey Kearsley KCVO CMG DSO (1880–1956) | |||||||||
Ten Gentlemen-at-Arms | Ten Gentlemen-at-Arms | ||||||||
Her Majesty's Train borne by The Mistress of the Robes The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire (1895–1988)
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Lady Jane Antonia Frances Vane-Tempest-Stewart (born 1932) | Lady Mary Baillie-Hamilton (1934–2022) | ||||||||
Lady Anne Veronica Coke (born 1932) | Lady Nancy Jane Marie Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (born 1934) | ||||||||
Lady Moyra Kathleen Hamilton (1930–2020)[16] | Lady Rosemary Mildred Spencer-Churchill (born 1929) | ||||||||
the coronet of the Mistress of the Robes carried by her page,
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The Groom of the Robes
Captain Sir Harold Campbell KCVO DSO RN (1888–1969) | |||||||||
Ladies of the Bedchamber | |||||||||
The Countess of Euston (1920–2021) | The Countess of Leicester (1912–1985) | ||||||||
Women of the Bedchamber | |||||||||
Lady Alice Egerton (1923–1977) | Lady Margaret Hay (Lady Margaret Katherine Seymour) (1918–1975) | ||||||||
Mrs Alexander Abel Smith (Henriette Alice Cadogan) DCVO (1914–2005) | Mrs Andrew Elphinstone (Jean Frances Hambro) (1923–2017) |
Other Members of the Royal Household | |||||
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The Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom
Admiral Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith VC KCB (1883–1965) |
The Master of the Horse
The Duke of Beaufort KG GCVO (1900–1984) his coronet carried by his page, |
The Gold-Stick-in-Waiting
Major-General Sir Richard Granville Hylton Howard-Vyse KCMG DSO (1883–1962) | |||
The Captain General of the Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland (the Royal Company of Archers) and Gold Stick for Scotland The Earl of Stair KT DSO (1879–1961), his coronet carried by his page, | |||||
The Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom
Admiral Sir Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble GBE KCB CVO (1880–1955) | |||||
Lord in Waiting
The Earl of Eldon KCVO (1899–1976) his coronet carried by his page, | |||||
The Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard
The Earl of Onslow MC TD (1913–1971), his coronet carried by his page, | |||||
The Keeper of Her Majesty's Privy Purse
The Lord Tryon KCVO DSO (1906–1976), his coronet carried by his page, |
The Private Secretary to the Queen
Sir Alan Frederick Lascelles GCB GCVO CMG MC (1887–1981) | ||||
The Crown Equerry
Colonel Sir Dermot McMorrough Kavanagh GCVO (1890–1958) |
The Comptroller, Lord Chamberlain's Office
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Terence Nugent GCVO MC (1895–1973) | ||||
Equerry to the Queen
Group Captain Peter Townsend CVO DSO DFC (1914–1995) |
Equerry to the Queen
Major Sir Michael Edward Adeane KCVO CB (1910–1984) | ||||
Equerry to the Queen
Captain Viscount Althorp (1924–1992) |
Equerry to the Queen
Captain The Lord Plunket (1923–1975), his coronet carried by his page, | ||||
The Field-Officer-in-Brigade Waiting
Colonel Thomas Foley Churchill Winnington MBE (1910–1999) |
The Silver-Stick-in-Waiting | ||||
The Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant of the Yeomen of the Guard
Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Charles Bingham DSO (1885–1977) |
The Lieutenant of the Yeomen of the Guard
Sir Allan Henry Shafto Adair Bt CB DSO MC (1897–1988) | ||||
Twelve Yeomen of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard |
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