WESTMINSTER ABBEY (London),Tues.— Queen Elizabeth left her golden coach and London's cheering multitude this morning to be crowned in the cool of this old ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 319 wordsAs the Queen seated herself on the Stone of Destiny four Knights of the Garter, Britain's oldest order of chivalry, came across the theatre in their capes of deep blue, bearing a canopy of shimmering gold cloth to hold over the Queen. The Dean of Westminster ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 3 Jun 1953, Page 5
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