List of participants in Queen Elizabeth II coronation procession
The procession for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was an element of the ceremony in which court, clerical, governmental, and parliamentary officials from around the Commonwealth of Nations moved in a set order of precedence through the streets of London, England, and into Westminster Abbey, where the coronation took place.
Chaplains
| Office | Person/Title |
|---|---|
| The Abbey Beadle | Mr. G. F. Calvert |
| Chaplains | The Very Reverend John Baillie |
| The Reverend Thomas Malcolm Layng CBE, MC | |
| The Reverend Canon L. M. Andrews CVO MBE MC | |
| The Reverend Prebendary A. R. H. Grant CVO TD | |
| The Reverend A. Nevile Davidson | |
| The Reverend Canon Henry Spencer Stephenson | |
| The Reverend Philip Thomas Byard Clayton CH MC | |
| The Reverend Canon C. E. Raven | |
| The Reverend Canon Guy Rogers MC | |
| Domestic chaplains | The Reverend John Lamb CVO |
| The Reverend Hector Anderson MVO | |
| The Reverend Maurice Foxell, MVO | |
| The Representatives of the Free Churches | |
| Chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales | Ebenezer Cunningham, Esq., M.A. |
| Moderator of the Presbyterian Church Of England | The Right Reverend Professor T. W. Manson, M.A., D.Litt. |
| President of the Baptist Union | The Reverend Henry Bonser |
| The President of the Methodist Conference | The Reverend Colin Roberts |
| Moderator of the Free Church Federal Council | The Reverend Hugh Martin, M.A., D.D. |
| The Representatives of the Church of Scotland | |
| Ex-Moderator of the General Assembly (1948) | The Very Reverend Alexander Macdonald, D.D. |
| Ex-Moderator of the General Assembly (1946) | The Very Reverend John McKenzie, CIE, D.D. |
| Moderator of the General Assembly | The Right Reverend Professor James Pitt Watson, D.D. |
| The Dean and Prebendaries of Westminster | |
| Prebendaries Virger | Mr. A. J. R. Greaves |
| The Cross of Westminster | borne by The Reverend C. Hildyard, M.A. |
| as deputy to the Minor Canon and Sacrist, Reverend Jocelyn H. T. Perkins, CVO, D.D. | |
| The Reverend Canon Edward Carpenter, Ph.D. | |
| Archdeacon | The Venerable Adam Fox, D.D. |
| The Reverend Canon Charles Smyth, M.A. | |
| The Reverend Canon Stephen Marriott, M.A. | |
| The Dean's Virger | Mr. G. C. Drake, MVO |
| Dean of Westminster | The Very Reverend Alan Campbell Don, KCVO, D.D. |
Officers of the Orders of Knighthood
| Office | Person/Title |
|---|---|
| Heralds I | |
| Fitzalan Pursuivant Extraordinary | Alexander Colin Cole, Esq. |
| Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms | Charles St Clair, Master of Sinclair |
| Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms | Robin de la Lanne-Mirrlees, Esq. |
| Kintyre Pursuivant of Arms | Captain Rupert Iain Kay |
| Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms | Lieut.-Colonel Gordon Dalyell of the Binns, CIE |
| Carrick Pursuivant of Arms | James M. Grant, Esq. |
| The Officers of the Order of Knighthood | |
| The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire | |
| The Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod | Sir Ernest Arthur Gowers, GCB, GBE |
| The Secretary | Sir Edward Bridges, GCB, GCVO, MC |
| The King of Arms | Air Marshal Sir Charles Roderick Carr, KBE, CB, DFC, AFC |
| The Royal Victorian Order | |
| The Chaplain | The Reverend Cyril Cresswell, CVO, M.A. |
| The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George | |
| The Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod | Admiral Sir Alan Geoffrey Hotham, KCMG, CB |
| The Registrar | Sir Percivale Liesching, GCMG, KCB |
| The King of Arms | Sir (George) Nevile (Maltby) Bland, KCMG, KCVO |
| The Secretary | Sir Thomas Lloyd, GCMG, KCB. |
| The Prelate | The Right Reverend Wilfred Marcus Askwith, D.D. Bishop of Blackburn |
| The Most Honourable Order of the Bath | |
| The deputy Secretary | Brigadier Ivan De la Bere, CVO, CBE |
| The Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod | Major-General Douglas Neil Wimberley, CB, DSO, MC |
| The Registrar and Secretary | Air Vice-Marshal Sir Charles Alexander Holcombe Longcroft, KCB, CMG, DSO, AFC |
| Bath King of Arms | Air Chief Marshal Sir James Milne Robb, GCB, KBE, DSO, DFC, AFC |
| The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle | |
| The Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod | Colonel Sir Edward Daymonde Stevenson, KCVO, MC |
| The Most Noble Order of the Garter | |
| The Register | Dean of Windsor, The Right Reverend Eric Knightley Chetwode Hamilton, M.A. |
| The Chancellor | Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax KG, OM, GCSI, GCIE, TD |
| his coronet carried by his page Benedick Peake, Esq. | |
| Heralds II | |
| Marchmont Herald | Lieut.-Colonel John William Balfour Paul, DSO |
| Rothesay Herald | Lieut.-Colonel Harold Andrew Balvaird Lawson |
| Albany Herald | Major Charles Ian Fraser of Reelig |
Standards
| Office | Person/Title |
|---|---|
The Standard of Ceylon.svg.png){kind=small} | borne by Sir Edwin A. P. Wijeyeratne, KBE |
The Standard of Pakistan | borne by Mirza Abol Hassan Ispahani |
The Standard of the Union of South Africa | borne by Dr. Albertus L. Geyer |
The Standard of New Zealand | borne by Sir Frederick Widdowson Doidge, KCMG |
The Standard of the Commonwealth of Australia | borne by Sir Thomas Walter White, KBE, DFC, VD |
The Standard of Canada | borne by Norman Alexander Robertson |
The Union Standard | borne by Captain John Lindley Marmion Dymoke (the Queen's Champion) |
The Standard of the Principality of Wales | borne by the William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech, KG, GCMG |
| his coronet carried by his page Julian Ormsby-Gore, Esq.[1] | |
Standards of the Quarterings of the Royal Arms   | borne by William Sidney, 6th Baron De L'Isle and Dudley, VC |
| his coronet carried by his page George Jeffreys, Esq.. | |
| Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby, MC | |
| his coronet carried by his page Henry Milles-Lade, Viscount Trowley | |
| Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, 11th Earl of Dundee, Hereditary Royal Standard-Bearer for Scotland | |
| his coronet carried by his page Christopher James Makins, Esq. | |
The Royal Standard | borne by Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO |
| his coronet carried by his page Nicholas Wright, Esq. |
Members of the Royal Household
Prime Ministers of the Members of the Commonwealth
| Office | Person/Title |
|---|---|
| The Prime Minister of Ceylon | Dudley Shelton Senanayake |
| The Prime Minister of Pakistan | Muhammad Ali Bogra |
| The Prime Minister of India | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| The Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa | Daniel François Malan |
| The Prime Minister of New Zealand | Sidney George Holland, CH |
| The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia | Robert Gordon Menzies, CH, QC |
| The Prime Minister of Canada | Louis Stephen Saint-Laurent, QC |
| The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Sir Winston Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD |
Archbishops and the Lord Chancellor
| Office | Person/Title |
|---|---|
| The Cross of York | borne by the Reverend T. W. I. Cleasby, M.A. |
| Archbishop of York | The Most Reverend Cyril Forster Garbett, D.D. |
| attended by the Reverend Prebendary Philip William Wheeldon, OBE, M.A. | |
| The Lord High Chancellor | Gavin Turnbull Simonds, 1st Baron Simonds |
| attended by his Pursebearer T. Cokayne, Esq. | |
| his coronet carried by his page Andrew Parker-Bowles, Esq. | |
| The Cross of Canterbury | borne by the Reverend John S. Long, M.A. |
| Archbishop of Canterbury | The Most Reverend Geoffrey Francis Fisher, D.D. |
| attended by the Reverend Eric G. Jay, Ph.D. | |
| and the Reverend Canon Ian Hugh White-Thomson, M.A. |
Duke of Edinburgh
| Office | Person/Title |
|---|---|
| Heralds IV | |
| Arundel Herald Extraordinary | Dermot Michael Macgregor Morrah, Esq. |
| Norfolk Herald Extraordinary | H. S. London, Esq. |
| Somerset Herald | Michael Roger Trappes-Lomax, Esq. |
| Lord Lyon King of Arms | Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, KCVO |
| Windsor Herald | Richard Preston Graham-Vivian, Esq., MC |
| Harbinger of the Gentlemen at Arms | Major-General Arthur Reginald Chater, CB, DSO, OBE |
| The Standard Bearer | Major-General Maurice Anthony Wingfield, CMG, DSO |
| Three Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
| The Queen's Consort | Admiral of the Fleet The Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, GBE |
| his coronet carried by his page Mr. Nigel Grier-Rees, Midshipman, RN | |
| Three Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
| The Equerry to the Duke of Edinburgh | Squadron-Leader Sir Beresford Peter Torrington Horsley, AFC |
| The Treasurer to the Duke of Edinburgh | Lieut-General Sir Frederick Arthur Montague Browning, KBE, CB, DSO |
| The Private Secretary to the Duke of Edinburgh | Lieut.-Commander John Michael Avison Parker, MVO, RN |
| Serjeant-At-Arms | Lieut.-Commander (S) Albert W. Stone, MVO, MSM, RN |
| Serjeant-At-Arms | George A. Titman, Esq., CBE, MVO |
| Heralds V | |
| Richmond Herald | Anthony R. Wagner, Esq. |
| York Herald | Aubrey John Toppin, Esq., MVO |
| Chester Herald | John Dunamace Heaton-Armstrong, Esq., MVO |
| Lancaster Herald | Archibald George Blomefield Russell, Esq., CVO |
Bearer of the Regalia
| Office | Person/Title |
|---|---|
| Saint Edward's Staff | borne by James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster, TD |
| his coronet carried by his page George John Aird, Esq. | |
| The Sceptre with the Cross | borne by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Frederick Algernon Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford KG, GCB, OM, DSO, MC |
| his coronet carried by his page Winston Spencer-Churchill, Esq. | |
| a Golden Spur | borne by Richard Francis Roger Yarde-Buller, 4th Baron Churston |
| his coronet carried by his page Hon. William Grosvenor | |
| a Golden Spur | borne by Albert Edward Delaval Astley, 21st Baron Hastings |
| his coronet carried by his page Philip Gurdon, Esq. | |
| The Sword of Temporal Justice, or Third Sword | borne by Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch, 10th Duke of Queensberry, KT, GCVO |
| his coronet carried by his page Charles John Dawnay, Esq. | |
| Curtana | borne by Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland |
| his coronet carried by his page Edward Elwes, Esq. | |
| The Sword of Spiritual Justice, or Second Sword | borne by Alexander Frederic Douglas-Home, 14th Earl of Home |
| his coronet carried by his page David Alexander Cospatrick Douglas-Home, Lord Dunglass | |
| Norroy and Ulster King of Arms | Sir Gerald Woods Wollaston, KCB, KCVO |
| Clarenceux King of Arms | Sir Arthur William Steuart Cochrane, KCVO |
| The Lord Mayor of London bearing the Crystal Sceptre | Sir Rupert de la Bère |
| Garter Principal King of Arms | Sir George Rothe Bellew, CVO |
| The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod | Lieut.-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC |
| The Lord Great Chamberlain | George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley |
| his coronet carried by his page Nicholas James Christopher Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater | |
| The Lord High Steward of Ireland | John George Charles Henry Alton Alexander Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury |
| his coronet carried by his page John Chetwynd-Talbot, Esq | |
| The High Constable of Scotland | Gilbert Allan Rowland Boyd, 6th Baron Kilmarnock MBE |
| standing proxy for Diana Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll | |
| his coronet carried by his page Robin Jordan Boyd | |
| The Great Steward of Scotland | David Alexander Robert Lindsay The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres GBE |
| standing proxy for The Duke of Rothesay (known outside Scotland as The Duke of Cornwall) | |
| his coronet carried by his page Thomas Richard Lindsay | |
| The Earl Marshal | Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, KG, GCVO |
| attended by his two pages Duncan Henry Davidson, Esq. | |
| Hon. James Reginald Drummond | |
| The Sword of State | borne by Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury, KG |
| his coronet carried by his page William Hugh Amherst Cecil, Esq. | |
| The Lord High Constable of England | Field Marshal Alan Francis Brooke, Viscount Alanbrooke, KG, GCB, OM, DSO |
| attended by his two pages Henry Neville Lindley Keswick, Esq. | |
| Charles Anthony Selby McCreery, Esq. | |
| Sceptre with the Dove | borne by Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Richmond and Gordon |
| his coronet carried by his page Sir Simon Warley Frederick Benton Jones, Esq. | |
| St. Edward's Crown | borne by The Lord High Steward Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, KT, GCB, OM, DSO |
| attended by his two pages Julian Alexander Ludovic James, Esq. | |
| Martin Brett, Esq. | |
| The Orb | borne by Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, KG, GCB, GCMG, CSI, DSO, MC |
| his coronet carried by his page Brian James Alexander | |
| The Paten | borne by the Bishop of London, The Right Reverend John William Charles Wand, D.D. |
| The Bible | borne by the Bishop of Norwich, The Right Reverend Percy Mark Herbert, D.D. |
| The Chalice | borne by the Bishop of Winchester, The Right Reverend Alwyn Terrell Petre Williams, D.D. |
The Queen
| Office | Person/Title |
|---|---|
| The Clerk of the Cheque and Adjudant | Lt.-Colonel Hon. Osbert Versey, CMG, CBE |
| Ten Gentleman-at-Arms | |
| The Bishop of Bath and Wells | The Right Reverend Harold William Bradfield, D.D. |
| The Queen in Her Royal Robe of crimson Velvet, trimmed with Ermine and bordered with Gold Lace Wearing the Collar of the Garter; on Her Head a Diadem of precious Stones | |
| The Bishop of Durham | The Right Reverend Arthur Michael Ramsey, D.D. |
| The Lieutenant | Brigadier General Sir Harvey Kearsley, KCVO, CMG, DSO |
| Ten Gentleman-at-Arms | |
| Her Majesty's Train borne by The Mistress of the Robes assisted by the Maids of Honour | Mary Cavendish, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire |
| Lady Jane Antonia Frances Vane-Tempest-Stewart | |
| Lady Mary Baillie-Hamilton | |
| Lady Anne Veronica Coke | |
| Lady Nancy Jane Marie Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby | |
| Lady Moyra Kathleen Hamilton | |
| Lady Rosemary Mildred Spencer-Churchill | |
| the coronet of the Mistress of the Robes carried by her page, Peregrine Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington | |
| The Groom of the Robes | Captain Sir Harold Campbell, KCVO, DSO, RN |
| Ladies of the Bedchamber | (Ann) Fortune FitzRoy, Countess of Euston |
| Lady Elizabeth Mary Yorke, Countess of Leicester | |
| Women of the Bedchamber | Lady Alice Egerton |
| Mrs. Alexander Abel Smith (Henriette Alice Cadogan), DCVO | |
| Lady Margaret Hay (Lady Margaret Katherine Seymour) | |
| Mrs. Andrew Elphinstone (Jean Frances Hambro) | |
| The Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom | Admiral Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith, VC, KCB |
| The Master of the Horse | Henry Hugh Arthur Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort KG, GCVO |
| his coronet carried by his page Ruben Harford, Esq. | |
| The Gold-Stick-in-Waiting | Major-General Sir Richard Granville Hylton Howard-Vyse, KCMG, DSO |
| The Captain General of the Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland (The Royal Company of Archers) and Gold Stick for Scotland, | John James Hamilton Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair, KT, DSO |
| his coronet carried by his page Lord Archibald George Montgomerie | |
| The Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom | Admiral Sir Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble, GBE, KCB, CVO |
| Lord in Waiting | John Scott, 4th Earl of Eldon, KCVO |
| his coronet carried by his page Simon Peter Scott | |
| The Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard | William Onslow, 6th Earl of Onslow MC, TD |
| his coronet carried by his page Michael John Hare, Esq. | |
| The Keeper of Her Majesty's Privy Purse | Charles George Vivian Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon, KCVO, DSO |
| his coronet carried by his page Hon. Anthony Tryon | |
| The Private Secretary to the Queen | Alan Frederick "Tommy" Lascelles, GCB, GCVO, CMG, MC |
| The Crown Equerry | Colonel Sir Dermot McMorrough Kavanagh, GCVO |
| The Comptroller Lord Chamberlain's Office | Lieut.-Colonel Sir Terence Nugent, GCVO, MC |
| Equerries to the Queen | Group Captain Peter Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC |
| Major Sir Michael Edward Adeane, KCVO, CB | |
| Captain Edward John Spencer, Viscount Althorp | |
| Captain Patrick Terence William Span Plunket, 7th Baron Plunket | |
| his coronet carried by his page Sheridan Frederick Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava | |
| The Field-Officer-In-Brigade Waiting | Colonel Thomas Foley Churchill Winnington, MBE |
| The Silver-Stick-in-Waiting | Colonel Edward John Sutton Ward, MVO, MC |
| The Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant of the Yeomen of the Guard | Lieut.-Colonel Ralph Charles Bingham, DSO |
| The Lieutenant of the Yeomen of the Guard | Sir Allan Henry Shafto Adair, 6th Baronet Adair, CB, DSO, MC, CB, DSO, MC |
| Twelve Yeomen of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard | |
References
The London Gazette, no. 40020 of 20 November 1953, pp. 6238 ff.
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