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The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

03/06/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Two Maids of Honour at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II recall their memories

Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in June 1953. Claire brought together two of the Maids of Honour, Lady Anne Glenconner and Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stewart.

As the Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee weekend, Claire Bowes takes us back to her Coronation in  London's Westminster Abbey in June 1953. In 2013, she brought together the memories of two of the Maids of Honour, Lady Anne Glenconner and Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stewart.
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