2018 Lilac Royalty Coronation

On Sunday, a panel of judges at the Lilac Festival Queen and Court Coronation at West Valley High School declared Halle Nelson the newest top royalty in a long lineage that spans over 70 years.

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Sun., March 4, 2018

The 2018 Lilac Court waits in anticipation for the announcement of who will become queen during the 2018 Lilac Festival Queen and Court Coronation on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at West Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Wash. The court is from left: Sophia Madill, of Mt. Spokane; Hayden Jeremiah, of Ferris; Kennedy Magner, of Lewis and Clark; Halle Nelson, of North Central; Marley Pratt, of Freeman; Grace Kahnberg, of Mead; and Samantha Wynne, of Rogers.

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Lilac Court members hold hands awaiting the crowning of Lilac Queen during the 2018 Lilac Festival Queen and Court Coronation on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at West Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Wash.

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Kennedy Magner, of Lewis and Clark, left, embraces Halle Nelson, of North Central, as Nelson is crowned 2018 Lilac Queen during the 2018 Lilac Festival Queen and Court Coronation on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at West Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Wash.

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Halle Nelson, of North Central, reacts as she is crowned 2018 Lilac Queen and 2017 Queen August Corppetts, right, moves to crown her during the 2018 Lilac Festival Queen and Court Coronation on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at West Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Wash.

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Halle Nelson, of North Central High School, embraces 2018 VP of Royalty Kim Johnson after Nelson was crowned 2018 Lilac Queen during the 2018 Lilac Festival Queen and Court Coronation on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at West Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Wash.

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Halle Nelson, of North Central High School, reacts after she is crowned 2018 Lilac Queen and 2017 Queen August Corppetts, right, moves to crown her during the 2018 Lilac Festival Queen and Court Coronation on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at West Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Wash.

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Halle Nelson, of North Central High School, reacts after she is crowned 2018 Lilac Queen during the 2018 Lilac Festival Queen and Court Coronation on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at West Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Wash.

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Halle Nelson, of North Central High School, reacts after she is crowned 2018 Lilac Queen during the 2018 Lilac Festival Queen and Court Coronation on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at West Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Wash.

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Halle Nelson, of North Central High School, addresses the crowd after being crowned 2018 Lilac Queen during the 2018 Lilac Festival Queen and Court Coronation on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at West Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Wash.

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The 2018 Lilac Court are from left: Sophia Madill, of Mt. Spokane; Hayden Jeremiah, of Ferris; Kennedy Magner, of Lewis and Clark; Halle Nelson, of North Central; Marley Pratt, of Freeman; Queen Grace Kahnberg, of Mead; and Samantha Wynne, of Rogers.the 2018 Lilac Festival Queen photographed on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at West Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Wash. Tyler Tjomsland/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Lilac pins from earlier times were on display during the 2018 Lilac Festival Queen and Court Coronation on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at West Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Wash.

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