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10 photos of what the world looked like when Queen Elizabeth began her reign in 1952

Talia LakritzJun 2, 2022, 03:12 IST

Queen Elizabeth delivers her first Christmas broadcast in 1952.Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

  • Queen Elizabeth became Queen in 1952 and is marking her Platinum Jubilee this year.
  • In 1952, Harry Truman was US president and Winston Churchill was prime minister of the UK.
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Queen Elizabeth took the throne in 1952, but her coronation didn't take place until the following year.

Queen Elizabeth on her coronation day.Associated Press

In 1952, the world's population was around 2.6 billion people.

Abilene, Kansas, in 1952.CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images
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Harry Truman was president of the United States.

Queen Elizabeth, then a princess, with President Harry Truman in 1951.AFP via Getty Images

Winston Churchill served as prime minister of the UK at the time. He and the Queen enjoyed a close relationship.

Queen Elizabeth and Winston Churchill in 1953.Central Press/Getty Images
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A cup of coffee cost about 30 cents in 1952.

American actress Janet Leigh accepts a cup of coffee on set in 1952.Archive Photos/Getty Images

A first-class stamp cost three cents in the US and three halfpence in the UK 70 years ago.

Queen Elizabeth looks through her stamp collection in 1946.Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Getty Images
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The average life expectancy in the US was around 71 for women and 65 for men.

Family Sitting At Living Room.Lambert/Getty Images

The Today Show aired its first episode in 1952 hosted by Dave Garroway.

Dave Garroway hosting the first episode of The Today Show in 1952.NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images
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The 1952 polio epidemic ravaged the US, with 58,000 new cases.

Polio patients.Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images

Birth control pills weren't yet approved by the FDA.

Birth control pills photographed in 1965.Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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