order. churchill had donned his new ceremonial robes, especially for the occasion. foreign guests included the son of japanese emperor hero heater. standing in front of him. yeah. cove malik, the soviet ambassador to great britain at the time, despite the cold war. but while the soviet representative was present, the vatican was not. the pope's representative remained outside westminster abbey. being a roman catholic. he was not allowed to attend an anglican communion service. he would miss the ceremonies most awaited moment. the coronation. thanks to careful rehearsals. the crown was positioned correctly this time. after the queen was crowned the peers followed suit. the queen's uncle, the duke of gloucester, seemed hesitant, looking towards the duke of edinburgh to make sure the right moment had come, weighing nearly 2 and a half kilograms. this crown was so heavy that in 1837 queen victoria had chosen to wear a smaller 1. 1230 in the afternoon, lunchtime, in paris, where this footage was shot. people poured into the streets where many shops had install televisions in their front windows. in 1953, there were only 60000 televisions in france and only 3000000 in all