Coronation
A coronation was a ceremony in which leaders, usually monarchs, were crowned and formally invested with the power of the office.
The Doctor was invited to the coronation of Elizabeth I, which he attended. (AUDIO: The Marian Conspiracy [+]Loading...["The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)"]) The Thirteenth Doctor later attempted to take her companions to the coronation, but they instead arrived in Bilehurst Cragg during the reign of James I. (TV: The Witchfinders [+]Loading...["The Witchfinders (TV story)"])
In their third incarnation, the Doctor claimed to have attended the coronation of Queen Victoria. (TV: The Curse of Peladon [+]Loading...["The Curse of Peladon (TV story)"])
The Ninth Doctor was photographed at King George VI's coronation. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])
In June 1953, the Wire attempted to take the energy from the millions of humans watching the coronation of Elizabeth II on their televisions, but the Tenth Doctor foiled her plans. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern [+]Loading...["The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)"]) The first thirteen numbered incarnations of the Doctor attended the coronation, including the Tenth Doctor at a later point in his timeline. (COMIC: Where's the Doctor? [+]Loading...["Where's the Doctor? (comic story)"])
After Elizabeth II was restored to the throne after being briefly deposed by Ice Lord Xznaal in May 1997, her recoronation, the only recoronation in the history of the United Kingdom, was held on 23 November. (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...["The Dying Days (novel)"])
On Gallifrey, the Lord President was presented with the Crown of Rassilon at his coronation. The Sash of Rassilon was usually worn at the ceremony. (TV: The Invasion of Time [+]Loading...["The Invasion of Time (TV story)"])
