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Edward VIII - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Time: Tuesday Jun 2, 1953

Place: Westminster Abbey, London, England, United Kingdom

Details: In June 1953, instead of attending the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, his niece, in London, the Duke and Duchess watched the ceremony on television in Paris. The Duke said that it was contrary to precedent for a Sovereign or former Sovereign to attend any coronation of another.

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