our homes don t look like that. steve: that s why they call them a palace. ainsley: exactly. we are all little girls inside and have ha romanticism of it. she was born into it. now she can relax. note she is with jesus. she had a strong faith in the lord and now she is with her husband and family and no camera, no press. now she can be free. crowned queen of england in june of 1953. and my family got our first tv to watch the coronation. steve: my goodness. only tv on the street and the whole street came in to watch. steve: grew up to be on that tv. thank you very much for joining us. thank you very much for having me. steve: stuart was just saying seven decades queen elizabeth ii reigned. up next her life the rule and future ahead as her son king charles takes the throne.
reporter: it did rain on the parade, on the thames river behind me but it was in many ways a glorious day for the royal family. they were surrounded by all of their family and friends on the main royal flotilla which was called the spirit of chartedwell and prince philip was by her side. he is 91 and she is 86 and they held up better than most of us. will and kate is with them. her wedding we remember a year ago. we got a glimpse of tipper middleton wanted it hashing ens back to a historic date. it goes back to june of 1953 when a very young queen, queen elizabeth ii was coronated. it s an incredible achievement to be been on the throne for 60