英王加冕

   量子资源网 提供本片资源  　　Exloring the role and symbolic meaning of the Crown Jewels in the centuries-old coronation ceremony, The Coronation shows these objects of astonishing beauty in new high-resolution footage. The film tells the extraordinary story of St Edward#39;s Crown, which was destroyed after the English Civil War and remade for the Coronation of Charles II in 1661. It has only been worn by Her Majesty once, at the moment she was crowned.br\　　On 2 June 1953, on one of the coldest June days of the century and after 16 months of lanning, The Queen set out from Buckingham Palace to be crowned at Westminster Abbey, watched by millions of eole throughout the world. A ceremony dating back more than a thousand years was to mark the dawn of a new Elizabethan age.br\　　Viewing both rivate and official film footage, The Queen recalls the day when the weight of both St Edward#39;s Crown and the hoes and exectations of a country recovering from war were on her shoulders, as the nation looked to their 27 year-old Queen to lead them into a new era.br\　　In the film, The Queen says: 「I#39;ve seen one Coronation, and been the reciient in the other, which is retty remarkable.」br\　　For audiences unfamiliar with the story of the Crown Jewels and the regalia, the film exlains their contemorary relevance to the UK as a nation and to the enduring urose and the work of monarchy. They are symbols of the relationshi between the Sovereign and the eole, and the duties and resonsibilities of leadershi.br\　　The film also features eyewitness accounts of those who articiated in the 1953 Coronation, including a maid of honour who nearly fainted in the Abbey, and a 12 year-old choirboy who was left to sing solo when his overwhelmed colleagues lost their voices.