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 BeadleMr. G. F. Calvert
ChaplainsThe 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 chaplainsThe Reverend John Lamb MC
The Reverend Hector Anderson MVO
The Reverend Maurice Foxell MVO
The Representatives of the Free Churches
Chairman of the Congregational Union of England and WalesEbenezer Cunningham, Esq. MA
Moderator of the Presbyterian Church Of EnglandThe Right Reverend Professor T. W. Manson MA DLitt
President of the Baptist UnionThe Reverend Henry Bonser
The President of the Methodist ConferenceThe Reverend Colin Roberts
Moderator of the Free Church Federal CouncilThe Reverend Hugh Martin MA DD
The Representatives of the Church of Scotland
Ex-Moderator of the General Assembly (1948)The Very Reverend Alexander Macdonald DD
Ex-Moderator of the General Assembly (1946)The Very Reverend John McKenzie CIE DD
Moderator of the General Assembly The Right Reverend Professor James Pitt Watson DD
The Dean and Prebendaries of Westminster
Prebendaries VirgerMr. A. J. R. Greaves
The Cross of Westminsterborne by The Reverend C. Hildyard MA.
as deputy to the Minor Canon and Sacrist, Reverend Jocelyn H. T. Perkins CVO DD
The Reverend Canon Edward Carpenter PhD
ArchdeaconThe Venerable Adam Fox DD
The Reverend Canon Charles Smyth MA
The Reverend Canon Stephen Marriott MA
The Dean's VirgerMr. G. C. Drake MVO
Dean of WestminsterThe Very Reverend Alan Campbell Don KCVO DD

Officers of the Orders of Knighthood

Office Person/Title
Heralds I
Fitzalan Pursuivant Extraordinary Alexander Colin Cole, Esq.
Portcullis Pursuivant of ArmsCharles St Clair, Master of Sinclair
Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of ArmsRobin de la Lanne-Mirrlees, Esq.
Kintyre Pursuivant of ArmsCaptain Rupert Iain Kay
Unicorn Pursuivant of ArmsLieut.-Colonel Gordon Dalyell of the Binns CIE
Carrick Pursuivant of ArmsJames M. Grant, Esq.
The Officers of the Order of Knighthood
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
The Gentleman Usher of the Purple RodSir Ernest Arthur Gowers GBE
The SecretarySir Edward Bridges GCB GCVO MC
The King of ArmsAir Marshal Sir Charles Roderick Carr KBE CB DFC AFC
The Royal Victorian Order
The ChaplainThe Reverend Cyril Cresswell CVO MA
The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George
The Gentleman Usher of the Blue RodAdmiral Sir Alan Geoffrey Hotham CB
The RegistrarSir Percivale Liesching KCB
The King of ArmsSir (George) Nevile (Maltby) Bland KCMG KCVO
The SecretarySir Thomas Lloyd GCMG KCB
The PrelateThe Right Reverend Wilfred Marcus Askwith DD
Bishop of Blackburn
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath
The deputy SecretaryBrigadier Ivan de la Bere CVO CBE
The Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet RodMajor-General Douglas Neil Wimberley CB DSO MC
The Registrar and SecretaryAir Vice-Marshal Sir Charles Alexander Holcombe Longcroft KCB CMG DSO AFC
Bath King of ArmsAir 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 RodColonel Sir Edward Daymonde Stevenson KCVO MC
The Most Noble Order of the Garter
The RegisterDean of Windsor, The Right Reverend Eric Knightley Chetwode Hamilton MA
The ChancellorEdward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax KG OM GCSI GCIE TD
his coronet carried by his page
Benedick Peake, Esq.
Heralds II
Marchmont HeraldLieut.-Colonel John William Balfour Paul DSO
Rothesay HeraldLieut.-Colonel Harold Andrew Balvaird Lawson
Albany HeraldMajor Charles Ian Fraser of Reelig

Standards

Office Person/Title
The Standard of Ceylon
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

Office Person/Title
Members of the Royal Household
The Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdSir Henry Gray Studholme
The Treasurer of the HouseholdSir Cedric Drewe[2]
The Comptroller of the HouseholdMajor Sir Roger John Edward Conant
The Keeper of the Jewel House
bearing on a cushion
the Ring, the Armills, and the Sword for the Offering
Alexander Hardinge, 2nd Baron Hardinge of Penshurst GCB GCVO MC
acting for Major-General Sir Hervey Degge Wilmot Sitwell CB MC
Heralds III
Bluemantle PursuivantJames A. Frere, Esq.
Rouge Croix PursuivantJohn Riddell Bromhead Walker, Esq. MC
The Knights of the Garter
Appointed to hold the Canopy for the Queen's Anointing
Wentworth Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Allendale KG CB CBE MC
his coronet carried by his page
George Andrew Beaumont
Hugh Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue KG CB OBE MC
his coronet carried by his page James Sherbrooke Waldegrave, Viscount Chewton
Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington KG
his coronet carried by his page
Michael Thomas Jeremy Clyde, Esq.
William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland KG
his coronet carried by his page
Hon. Bruce Hacking
The Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdLawrence Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough KG GCSI GCIE TD
his coronet carried by his page
David McEwen, Esq.
The Lord Steward of the HouseholdDouglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and 11th Duke of Brandon KT GCVO AFC
his coronet carried by his page
Angus Alan Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, Marquess of Clydesdale
The Lord Privy SealThe Right Hon. Henry Frederick Comfort Crookshank

Prime Ministers of the Members of the Commonwealth

Office Person/Title
The Prime Minister of CeylonDudley Shelton Senanayake
The Prime Minister of PakistanMuhammad Ali Bogra
The Prime Minister of IndiaJawaharlal Nehru
The Prime Minister of the Union of South AfricaDaniel François Malan
The Prime Minister of New ZealandSidney George Holland CH
The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of AustraliaRobert Gordon Menzies CH QC
The Prime Minister of CanadaLouis Stephen Saint-Laurent QC
The Prime Minister of the United KingdomSir Winston Spencer-Churchill KG OM CH TD

Archbishops and the Lord Chancellor

Office Person/Title
The Cross of Yorkborne by the Reverend T. W. I. Cleasby MA
Archbishop of YorkThe Most Reverend Cyril Forster Garbett DD
attended by the Reverend Prebendary Philip William Wheeldon OBE MA
The Lord High ChancellorGavin 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 Canterburyborne by the Reverend John S. Long MA
Archbishop of CanterburyThe Most Reverend Geoffrey Francis Fisher DD
attended by the Reverend Eric G. Jay PhD
and the Reverend Canon Ian Hugh White-Thomson MA

Duke of Edinburgh

Office Person/Title
Heralds IV
Arundel Herald ExtraordinaryDermot Michael Macgregor Morrah, Esq.
Norfolk Herald ExtraordinaryH. S. London, Esq.
Somerset HeraldMichael Roger Trappes-Lomax, Esq.
Lord Lyon King of ArmsSir Thomas Innes of Learney KCVO
Windsor HeraldRichard Preston Graham-Vivian, Esq. MC
Harbinger of the Gentlemen at ArmsMajor-General Arthur Reginald Chater CB OBE DSO
The Standard BearerMajor-General Maurice Anthony Wingfield CMG DSO
Three Gentlemen-at-Arms
The Queen's ConsortAdmiral 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 EdinburghSquadron-Leader Sir Beresford Peter Torrington Horsley AFC
The Treasurer to the Duke of EdinburghLieut-General Sir Frederick Arthur Montague Browning KBE CB DSO
The Private Secretary to the Duke of EdinburghLieut.-Commander John Michael Avison Parker MVO RN
Serjeant-At-ArmsLieut.-Commander (S) Albert W. Stone MVO MSM RN
Serjeant-At-ArmsGeorge A. Titman, Esq. CBE MVO
Heralds V
Richmond HeraldAnthony R. Wagner, Esq.
York HeraldAubrey John Toppin, Esq. MVO
Chester HeraldJohn Dunamace Heaton-Armstrong, Esq. MVO
Lancaster HeraldArchibald George Blomefield Russell, Esq.CVO

Bearer of the Regalia

Office Person/Title
Saint Edward's Staffborne by James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster TD
his coronet carried by his page
George John Aird, Esq.
The Sceptre with the Crossborne 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 Spurborne by Richard Francis Roger Yarde-Buller, 4th Baron Churston
his coronet carried by his page
Hon. William Grosvenor
a Golden Spurborne by Albert Edward Delaval Astley, 21st Baron Hastings
his coronet carried by his page
Philip Gurdon, Esq.
The Sword of Temporal Justice, or Third Swordborne 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.
Curtanaborne by Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland
his coronet carried by his page
Edward Elwes, Esq.
The Sword of Spiritual Justice, or Second Swordborne 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 ArmsSir Gerald Woods Wollaston KCB KCVO
Clarenceux King of ArmsSir Arthur William Steuart Cochrane KCVO
The Lord Mayor of London
bearing the Crystal Sceptre
Sir Rupert de la Bère
Garter Principal King of ArmsSir George Rothe Bellew CVO
The Gentleman Usher of the Black RodLieut.-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks KCB KBE DSO MC
The Lord Great ChamberlainGeorge 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 IrelandJohn 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 ScotlandGilbert 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 ScotlandDavid 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 MarshalBernard 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 Stateborne 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 Doveborne 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 Crownborne 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 Orbborne by Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis KG GCB 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, DD
The Bibleborne by the Bishop of Norwich, The Right Reverend
Percy Mark Herbert DD
The Chaliceborne by the Bishop of Winchester, The Right Reverend
Alwyn Terrell Petre Williams DD

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 WellsThe Right Reverend Harold William Bradfield DD
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 DurhamThe Right Reverend Arthur Michael Ramsey DD
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 RobesCaptain 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 BedchamberLady 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 KingdomAdmiral Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith VC KCB
The Master of the HorseHenry 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 KingdomAdmiral Sir Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble GBE KCB CVO
Lord in WaitingJohn 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 GuardWilliam Onslow, 6th Earl of Onslow MC TD
his coronet carried by his page
Michael John Hare, Esq.
The Keeper of Her Majesty's Privy PurseCharles George Vivian Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon KCVO DSO
his coronet carried by his page
Hon. Anthony Tryon
The Private Secretary to the QueenAlan Frederick "Tommy" Lascelles GCB GCVO CMG MC
The Crown EquerryColonel Sir Dermot McMorrough Kavanagh GCVO
The Comptroller Lord Chamberlain's OfficeLieut.-Colonel Sir Terence Nugent GCVO MC
Equerries to the QueenGroup 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 WaitingColonel Thomas Foley Churchill Winnington MBE
The Silver-Stick-in-WaitingColonel Edward John Sutton Ward MVO MC
The Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant of the Yeomen of the GuardLieut.-Colonel Ralph Charles Bingham DSO
The Lieutenant of the Yeomen of the GuardSir Allan Henry Shafto Adair, 6th Baronet Adair 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.

  1. Time magazine
  2. London Gazette
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