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Coronation Ceremony
- When
- 28 June 1838
- Where
- Westminster Abbey
Victoria was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 28 June 1838, following a procession from Buckingham Palace.
The ceremony was held in Westminster Abbey after a public procession. Victoria was proclaimed queen in the Abbey and retired to a robing room to change from a crimson cloak to a white linen gown. Historian Roy Strong described the 1838 ceremony as the last of the 'botched coronations.'
Sources
- Coronation of Queen Victoria Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-19
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