Coronation of Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II on television during her coronation. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern)

The coronation of Elizabeth II was held in June 1953. The Wire attempted to take the energy from the millions of humans watching the coronation on their televisions, but the Tenth Doctor foiled her plans. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern) Ian Chesterton watched the coronation on "the box". (PROSE: Set in Stone)

The coronation was attended by various people high up in Torchwood One, including the Vicar, Reginald Rigsby and Norton Folgate. (AUDIO: Parasite) The first thirteen numbered incarnations of the Doctor attended the coronation (COMIC: Where’s the Doctor?)

In 1997, after having been briefly deposed by Ice Lord Xznaal in May, the Queen had a second coronation, the only instance of a recoronation in the history of the United Kingdom, which was held on 23 November. (PROSE: The Dying Days)