Part two of Lord Wakehurst's film about the death of King George VI and The Queen's Accession and Coronation. Lord Wakehurst (1895-1970) was a Conservative MP, Governor of New South Wales, Governor of Northern Ireland and a keen amateur film maker.
Silent newsreel footage of the wedding day of The Duke of York (later King George VI) and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) as they travel to and from Westminster Abbey for the ceremony.
Her Majesty's message this year focuses on environmental issues.
To find out more about The Queen and the Commonwealth, visit: http://www.royal.gov .uk/output/Page4902. asp
Press Association report about a special exhibition at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. The exhibition featured wedding gifts and Her Majesty's (then Princess Elizabeth) wedding dress from the 1947 ceremony.
As part of the Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace, the Royal Collection have created an exhibition called For The Royal Table: A State Banquet at Buckingham Palace.