gavin ross was a scholar at westminster school 70 years ago. it was the scholar s job to deliver the vivat regina, the musical anthem to welcome the monarch. so, we were high up and the queen arrived a little early in the music, so she d already got quite a way in before we shouted vivat . and we knew we were privileged, but being young boys, we had plenty of other things to do and it didn t sort of hit us so much that we were uniquely privileged. this is your amazing scrapbook. as well as the sound, the look of the coronation mattered, too. eve morris was a i7 year old apprentice for designer norman hartnell, who made the queen s coronation gown. her scrapbook is rich in detail, designs, fabrics and the letter with instructions
fancied that quiche, it was either deafening silence, headshaking, resounding no. it is not for the american palate. they will have to look for another coronation recipe. helena at the queen vic in washington, thank you. today s event will bring back memories for those who played a part in the last coronation of queen elizabeth ii in 1953. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph has been talking to three people who were at that coronation 70 years ago. memories may fade, but some never lose their lustre. vivat regina! vivat! regina elizabetha! vivat! gavin ross was a scholar at westminster school 70 years ago. it was the scholar s job to deliver the vivat regina, the musical anthem to welcome the monarch. so, we were high up and the queen arrived a little early in the music,
so she d already got quite a way in before we shouted vivat . and we knew we were privileged, but being young boys, we had plenty of other things to do and it didn t sort of hit us so much that we were uniquely privileged. this is your amazing scrapbook. as well as the sound, the look of the coronation mattered, too. eve morris was a 17 year old apprentice for designer norman hartnell, who made the queen s coronation gown. her scrapbook is rich in detail, designs, fabrics and the letter with instructions for the big day. please take sandwiches with you and a thermos flask, as coffee will not be available. eve s job was inside the abbey a needle and thread in her pocket, ready for any emergency repairs. i was living at home at the time. i was only 17, i was still at home. and none of the family had
# vivat the prince and princess of wales took their places with princess charlotte and five year old prince louis. the king was greeted to his coronation, by a chorister. your majesty, as children of kingdom of god, we welcome you in the name of the king of kings. in his name, and after his example, i come not to be served but to serve. will you solemnly promise and swear. the king swore the traditional coronation oath, to govern the peoples of the united kingdom and his other realms according to their law. i solemnly prim misso to do.
attended by prince george who was one of the pages. and dressed in his robes of state. the king entered the abbey for his crowning. to hubert parry s anthem, i was glad. # vivat, vivat. # the prince and princess of wales took their places with princess charlotte and five year old prince louis.