Tuesday, June 2, 1953
At 5.42pm last night, the Queen, cheered by a crowd 150,000 strong, stepped out on to the famous balcony at Buckingham Palace after her Coronation her beloved husband right behind her.
As soon as the windows leading on to the Palace balcony were opened, Prince Charles, wearing a Coronation medal, and Princess Anne darted out, waving excitedly.
Then came the Queen the Imperial State Crown still on her head; the golden bracelets of Sincerity and Wisdom still on her arms; her deep purple robe of State trailing behind her. Philip followed her first. Then the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, the Princess Royal, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester with Prince William and Prince Richard, the Duchess of Kent with the young Duke of Kent in his crimson and ermine robe, and other members of the Royal Family.
£50,000 prize for human powered cross-Channel race
6th April 2021 14:44 Europe/London
A top cash prize of £50,000 is being offered to the winning team of the Great Human Powered Aircraft Race due take place in June 2022.
A further £10,000 prize will go to the second fastest team, and £5,000 to the fastest female pilot.
The first and only crossing of the Channel in a human powered aircraft (HPA) was 42 years ago by Bryan Allen in the aircraft Gossamer Albatross designed by Paul MacCready. No successful attempts have been made since.
The race will mark the 60th anniversary of the first flight of human-powered aircraft by Derek Piggott in the Southampton University student aircraft SUMPAC.