ZUM4836981: Apr. 04, 1953 - The Ghurkhas arrives for the coronation. Two men with their kitbags: A contingent of about 150 Gurkhas, including a pipe band of 60 arrived at Pirbright Camp, Surrey this afternoon, in readiness for the Coronation. They travelled by train from Southampton to Brookwood / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4837410: Apr. 09, 1953 - Royal wedding in Luxembourg: In a colourful ceremony today Prince Jean of Luxembourg married Princess Josephine Charlotte of the Belgians in Luxembourgs 13th century cathedral. The cathedral wedding was preceeded by a civil wedding in the d ~ cal palace / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4837482: Apr. 09, 1953 - Nine Now Dead in Tube Disaster. Nine people were known today to have died in the Central Line Tube disaster at Stratford last night, the worst in the London Underground? s history. Keystone Photo Shows: There is grim tragedy on their faces as railway workers, firemen and ambulance men carry a stretcher case along the platform at Stratford today. As the stretcher is carried to an ambulance a nurse holds a bottle giving the victim a blood transfusion. / Bridgeman Images