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Coronation Day, 22 June 1911

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Elizabethofseasons

Elizabethofseasons Report 22 Jun 2011 18:46

Dear All

Hello

Hope you are well.

On this day, the coronation of King Georve V and his wife Queen Mary was held at Westminister Abbey.

Later that year, it was celebrated by the Festival of Empire in London.

I wonder if any of our ancestors lined the procession route or attended the Festival.

Take gentle care all
Very best wishes
xx

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Jun 2011 19:12

Well not then as both mum and dad were wee tots BUT for the Coronation for our present monarch well I was just at work then and myself and several other girls camped out overnight to see the procession. I was trying to see too if I could identify my elder bros who was in the Air Force and was "volunteered" because he was the right height to be in the Air Force contingency that was part of the procession. Didn't see him of course cos all the lad looked the same in their uniforms

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Linda

Linda Report 22 Jun 2011 22:04

My late husband was picked to be a Queens Scout for the Coronation of our present Queen, it was beween him and his best friend and Pats name was pulled out of the hat, Brian had a very smug smily on his face when Pat got home scoaking wet.

lynn :-) :-)

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Wells Ealing and E/W Ilsley Webbs H/Wycombe Lambourns E/Ilsley Deacons E/Ilsley Cannings Derry