Sir Simon Day, who has died aged 88, was a highly influential figure in the West of England as, among many other things, Conservative leader of Devon County Council; he also headed the West Country Television consortium which in 1980 bid to replace Westward TV, which had been crippled by boardroom infighting.
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: In 1953 the Queen attended the ceremony but wasn t crowned to prevent talk of a Scottish coronation. This time, there is pressure on the King to don the diadem.
DOMINIC MURRAY: The artist Rex Whistler was just 21 when he was chosen to design and paint a mural that would cover all four walls of the refreshment room at the Tate Gallery in London.
DOMINIC MURRAY: The artist Rex Whistler was just 21 when he was chosen to design and paint a mural that would cover all four walls of the refreshment room at the Tate Gallery in London.