Did I dream it? Did I perhaps watch it on TV?
My brother has reminded me of the facts: we were indeed in London, watching the procession from a balcony overlooking the route.
We had been invited to stay overnight by a friend of my father's.
That was most probably my first ever visit to London.
Child's portrait, Cattistock Church, Dorset
Coronation Year in Colour (ITV Player)The People's Coronation (BBC)
Back at school in Somerset, we were encouraged to read The Young Elizabethan.
In our history lessons we learnt about King Alfred burning the cakes.
In the UK, we had to endure another year of food rationing.
Winifred Atwell, Coronation Rag
Meanwhile, in the USA, 1953, things were hotting up:
Bill Haley, Crazy Man, Crazy
Elvis Presley, My Happiness
Big Joe Turner, Honey Hush
Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters, Money Honey
Ray Charles, Mess Around
Meanwhile, in Kenya and then Cyprus....
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