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==Death of Father==

==Death of Father==

[[World War II]] caused a great strain on her father who died at [[Sandringham]] on February 6, 1952.

On Wednesday, 6 February 1952, Princess Elizabeth received the news of her father's death and her own accession to the throne.

 

==Coronation==

==Coronation==

After the mourning period concluded, she was crowned Queen of the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain and [[Northern Ireland]] and Canada, Australia, New Zealand and her other realms and territories at [[Westminster Abbey]] by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], in the traditional coronation ceremony that has been used for at least 1000 years.

After the mourning period concluded, she was crowned Queen of the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain and [[Northern Ireland]] and Canada, Australia, New Zealand and her other realms and territories at [[Westminster Abbey]] by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], in the traditional coronation ceremony that has been used for at least 1000 years.