'I skipped school to see the Queen's coronation - I didn't realise how privileged I was'

ok.co.uk:

Millions of us are looking forward to a spectacular historic event with the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday. But for some royal fans, it will be the second time they’ve seen a coronation.

Sharing their stories and photos of Queen Elizabeth II’s crowning on 2 June 1953, they recall the parties, pomp and circumstance of the day, from the fancy frocks to the people in picnic chairs on The Mall in London.

Many cite the coronation as their first example of must-see TV, with some buying black and white sets especially to watch the spectacle.

So wave the red, white and blue to create memories of another amazing royal event. Juliette Whitehead, 82, lived in Dublin “I was at boarding school in Dublin, a school with a Church of Ireland ethos and where a number of girls came from Northern Ireland and elsewhere in the UK.Televisions were still very rare in Ireland – we didn’t have one at home in Kildare – but the school hired one for the day and all 60 of us girls congregated in the principal’s drawing room. “The TV was on the floor – probably the only place it could get a signal – and we lay on the carpet watching it all.