1953 Collection (page 27)

Coronation. The dustman arrives
The dustman arrives to give it " the once over". Note that the temporary route liners are standing at the " present." 1953

Coronation. Cars arrive with main congregation
Cars queue up in Victoria Street to deliver their passengers to the main entrance of the Abbey. These cars are delivering foreign representatives to the Abbey. 1953

Coronation. Earl Marshal awaits Queen Mother
The Earl Marshall, the Duke of Norfolk, waits for the arrival of H.M. The Queen Mother. 1953

Coronation. Coach arriving with VIP
A coach joins the queue of cars depositing foreign representatives. 1953

Coronation. Female approaches Abbey door
While cars carrying foreign representatives arrive a female attendant goes to the temporary Abbey door. Lady in Waiting ? 1953

Coronation. Queen Mothers escort moves away
the Queen Mothers escort mounted by the Household Cavalry moves off down Victoria Street. 1953

Coronation. Piccadilly Circus at Night
Wide shot of Piccadilly Circus on evening of the Coronation. Neon adverts of the day. 1953

Coronation. Queen descends from Coach
The Queen descends from Coronation Coach at West entrance at Westminster Abbey. 1953

Coronation. The main column of Pikemen
The main body of the Pikemen and Liverymen of the City of London march past the west door of the Abbey on their way to take up position on the route. 1953

Coronation. Guard of Honour in place
The Guard of Honour formed by the 2nd Battalion The Scots Guards in position outside the west door of the Abbey. 1953

Coronation. Jazz band, Golden Square W1
Jazz band performs on Coronation evening at Golden Square W1, in front of large crowd. 1953

The Sphere front cover, Christmas 1953
Front cover of The Sphere, Christmas Number featuring An English Christmas by J. S. Goodall showing various traditional festive scenes from a shepherd looking at a snow-covered village to Father

Coronation. Folk dancing, evening Golden Sq

Coronation. Escort of Guards
The Escort of Brigade of Guards move off down Victoria Street. 1953

Coronation. Escorts dispersing
Escorts to the Queens procession (including troops from Commonwealth) dispersing in Victoria Street. 1953

Coronation. Coaches approch Weat Door of Abbey
Coaches arrive at the West Door of the Abbey carrying Commonwealth Prime Ministers 1953

Friendly Village Shop
A friendly village shop in Colebourne, a village in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1953

Shearing, Northamptonsh
Three men shearing sheep in Northamptonshire. Date: 1953

Shearing, Northants
Shearing sheep, Northamptonshire Date: 1953

People on the beach at Heist, Belgium
The seaside resort of Heist (Knokke-Heist), in the West Flanders area of Belgium, with a crowd of people on the beach. Date: circa 1953

Fall / Clumber Spaniels / 53
CHAMPION WESTHYDE BUSTER Owned by Fraser. Date: 1953

Afghan / Khorrasan / 1953
CHAMPION PORTRAIT OF KHORRASAN Owned by Snelling. Date: 1953

Lascelles Royal Wedding
GERALD DAVID LASCELLES, younger son of the Princess Royal with his new wife, the former Angela Dowding, after their marriage at St. Margarets in 1953. Date: 1924 -

Princess May of Teck with her family, c. 1884
Princess May of Teck with her family, c.1884

Princess May of Teck
Photographic portrait of Princess May of Teck (1867-1953), pictured when a young woman, date unknown. She later married the Duke of York

Britannia and Eve front cover, December 1953
Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine featuring a stylised festive scene, with Father Christmas in his sleigh pulled by reindeer

Cooks Continental Coach Tours
Poster or handbill advertising Cooks Continental Coach Tours -- see it all so easily! A roll of camera film shows colourful pictures of holiday resorts, and a coach travelling along a road

Pringle advertisement
Pringle of Scotland is one of the oldest luxury good labels in the world and was founded by Robert Pringle in 1815. Here they are advertising their sweater collection

People boarding a Transair aeroplane, Vienna
A group of people boarding an aeroplane operated by Transair, in Vienna, Austria. (1 of 3)

People disembark from a Transair aeroplane
A group of people disembarking from an aeroplane operated by Transair, in Vienna, Austria. (2 of 3)

Man on a weighing machine, Austria
A man poses on a roadside weighing machine somewhere in the Austrian countryside

People boarding a small aeroplane
A group of people boarding a small aeroplane, operated by Charter Ltd of London. (2 of 3)

View from the ferris wheel, Vienna, Austria
An aerial view from the famous ferris wheel in the Prater, Vienna, Austria

Garden, Museum Quinta das Cruzes, Funchal, Madeira
View of the garden of the Museum Quinta das Cruzes (Manor Estate of the Crosses) in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. The museum opened in 1953

Mrs Gerald Legge
Tatler front cover showing the Honourable Mrs Gerald Legge in a sumptuous red gown with white pom-poms. Raine McCorquodale, the daughter of Barbara Cartland and stepmother to Diana

Queens 27th birthday portrait on Tatler cover
Queen Elizabeth II posed for her portrait on the occasion of her 27th birthday, wearing a diadem originally reset for Queen Victoria and a Russian fringe style diamond necklace

Tatler cover - Queen on parade, 1953
The Queen attending the Trooping of the Colour ceremony in her Coronation year, seen here riding to Horse Guards Parade on her official birthday to take the salute of the Brigade of Guards

View of the Rumeli Castle, Constantinople
View toward the Rumeli Hisari, a Fortress on the European side of the Bosphorus. Built by Mehmet II 1451-1452 prior to his conquering of Constantinople. The castle was completed in 4 months

Saltersgate, Yorkshire
The Hole of Horcum at Saltersgate, Yorkshire

Queen Mary / Souriya
QUEEN MARY pictured with Queen Souriya of Afghanistan during a visit of King Amanullah and his wife to England in March 1928

Alexandria - Mediterranean Resort Scene
A scene from a resort in Alexandria, Egypt, but sent from Djeddah, Saudi Arabia, which is inconceivable today, due to Saudi religious law restrictions on such imagery

British delegation to NATO, 1953
The British delegation to the NATO council: Mr. Anthony Eden(centre), at this time Foreign Minister, with (left) Lord Alexander, Minister of Defence, and right Mr. Duncan Sandys, Minister of Supply

Duncan Sandys(1908-1987) in helicopter
Leaving Kuala Lumpar by helicopter to see operations in the Malayan Jungle: Mr Duncan Sandys, Minister of Supply. En route to his visit to Australia

The Duke of York with Crown Prince Carol of Romania
From the left, in front, Elizabeth, Duchess of York, later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900-2002), Crown Prince Carol of Romania, later King Carol II (1893-1953) and Prince Albert

Marie and Carol of Romania
Princess Marie of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg, Crown Princess of Romania, later Queen of Romania (1875-1938), with her first child, Prince Carol, later King Carol II (1893-1953) in 1894

Princess Elisaveta and Prince Carol of Romania
The two eldest children of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania in 1896, Prince Carol (1893-1953), later King Carol II of Romania and his younger sister Elisabetha (1894-1956)

Tatler front cover: Coronation number 1953
Front cover design for The Tatler magazine to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953. It features a painting of the Queen wearing fur and carrying a bouquet of roses

The Sphere front cover: Queen Elizabeth II
Front cover from The Sphere of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh being serenaded by the drums of the Orangemen outside Government House, Hillsborough

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