There were few departures from the services conducted at previous coronations. Efforts were made to shorten the lengthy proceedings: the litany was sung during the regalia procession before the start of the service, and the sermon was omitted entirely. [36] Even so, the service itself lasted for two and a half hours, [37] excluding the preliminary processions.

Coronations and the Royal Archives". www.royal.uk. The Royal Family. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023 . Retrieved 5 April 2023. Boyle, Andrew (1962), "Chapter 13", Trenchard Man of Vision, St James's Place London: Collins, p.360Kelly, Ralph (8 August 2017). "A flag for the Empire" (PDF). The Flag Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2023 . Retrieved 13 August 2023. Richards, Jeffrey (2001). Imperialism and Music: Britain, 1876–1953, Manchester University Press ( ISBN 0-7190-4506-1) List of Companions (PDF), Ordre de la Libération, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009 , retrieved 19 September 2009 The National Archives released photographs of celebrations for the Coronation from across the British Empire where various commemorations were held. These included military parades, athletics events and religious services, and the gallery below shows examples of these commemorative events: [77]

Tierney, Tom (2001). Elizabeth the Queen Mother Paper Dolls, Courier Dover Publications ( ISBN 978-0-486-41771-4) a b c "Queen Mother's Coronation Gown". Royal School of Needlework. 26 May 2021 . Retrieved 2 April 2023. The postponement of the ceremony, owing to my illness, caused I fear much inconvenience and trouble to all those who intended to celebrate it; but their disappointment was borne by them with admirable patience and temper – Matthew, "Edward VIII (later Prince Edward, duke of Windsor) (1894–1972)", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004Despite a number of hitches, described above, the coronation ran relatively smoothly. It has been somewhat overshadowed in history by the larger Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953; the Abbey's sacrist, Jocelyn Perkins, said that the 1953 event was "out and away the most impressive" of the 1953, 1937 and 1911 coronations. [56] Nonetheless, a number of those present, the King included, commented privately on the spirituality of the ceremony. Despite recalling it as being "inordinately long" and remembering how heavy the crown and robes were, the Queen said that it was "wonderful and there is a great sense of offering oneself". [57] The King wrote to Lang thanking him for his support and, although he said it was an "ordeal", he also wrote that "I felt I was being helped all the time by Someone Else as you said I would". [58] Media coverage [ edit ] The front cover of the coronation edition of the Radio Times with a depiction of a commentator's vantage point by C. R. W. Nevinson. Radio [ edit ]