For the 1953 coronation the family would have saved up for a television set, then still a luxury. Picture copyright: Steve SalterThe coronation of Elizabeth II took place on June 2, 1953, at Westminster Abbey in London. Chislet had its own coronation Queen in 1953, Joyce Simmonds.Copyright KMGA pageant took place along Canterbury's city wall by the Dane John mound. The community of Chislet near Canterbury crowned their own coronation queen, local girl, Joyce Simmonds. In May 1952 King Frederik IX of Denmark, Colonel-in-Chief of The Buffs, inspects a Guard of Honour at the Barracks at St Martin's Hill, Canterbury.

Source: The Times September 18, 2022 15:59 UTC