As an excited nation waited for the Coronation of their young Queen in 1953, fashion houses advertised the perfect outfit for the day. Sadly they were unaware that it would be a day of almost non-stop rain!
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I love these - so elegant. I watched the House of Windsor this evening and saw the coronation.
ReplyDeleteMy Dad was an usher in the stands outside Buckingham Palace so my Mum had a seat there. She took several bad, distant photos!
ReplyDeleteOooh aren't these wonderful! I vaguely remember being told we watched it on a neighbour's black & white telly and had drop scones. I was 3 at the time.
ReplyDeleteIt was 2 months before my 3rd birthday & was left with our neighbour watching her TV while Mum and Dad were outside Buckingham Palace.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful. One of my favorite stories about this event: my grandmother let my mom stay home from school (Dallas, Texas), and they watched it together on TV.
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