Queen Elizabeth II’s reign began and ended with iconic moments on the Buckingham Palace balcony—symbolic bookends to an extraordinary era. Her first appearance as monarch took place on June 2, 1953, just after her coronation at Westminster Abbey. Clad in royal regalia, she greeted the jubilant crowds below, a powerful image of unity and hope at the dawn of her reign. Nearly 70 years later, on June 5, 2022, she stepped onto the same balcony for the final time during her Platinum Jubilee. Though v