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Witness History: The Queen's Coronation

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The Queen's Coronation

31/05/2013 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Queen's Coronation

Two Maids of Honour remember the crowning of Queen Elizabeth the Second in London in 1953.

In 1953, the young Queen Elizabeth the Second was crowned at Westminster Abbey. Two of her Maids of Honour share their memories of Coronation Day for Witness.

This programme was first broadcast in 2013.

PHOTO: Press Association.

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