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ZUM4856709: Jul 06, 1953 - Rehearsal for coronation searchlight tattoo. Woman police constable to take part.: An attractive young London Policewoman is to take part in the Coronation Searchlight Tattoo, which opens at the White City on July 13th, and which the Queen will wait on the 14th. She is Woman Police Constable Cynthia Berg~nt.One of the highlights of the Tattoo will be a Cavelry Ride by the Metropolitan Mounted Police, wearing the full dress of famous Cavalry regiments. A feature of the Ride is the Bridal Arch, when the troopers form an archway with their lances. Under the archway of lances, accompanied by a trooper, Woman Police Constable Inkster will ride in a special-made, all-white costume, a form of bridal gown. Rehearsals were held today at Imber Court / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4856813: Jul 07, 1953 - Royal Society Of Literature Garden Party At No.11 Dr. Edith Sitwell: The Royal Society of Literature which is 130 years old - gave Garden Party in the grounds of No. 11 Downing Street this Afternoon. The party was attended, be ~ among others Mr. R.A. Butler Chancellor of the Exchequer - who is President of the Society - and Sir Laurence Olivier / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4857022: Jul 07, 1953 - 100 army guns seized in van. In centre of Market town 28 miles from London.: More than 100 guns from an Army store were found in a van, stopped by police at Bishops Stortford, Herts, early yesterday. The miniature arsenal, piled high in the back of the van included 99 Le Enfield, 303 rifles, eight Bren guns, ten Sten guns, a two inch mortar, a Browning machine gun and an ati-tank gun. It was a 3-20 am when a police patrol car headed off the van in Potter Street, in the centre of Bishops Statford 0 28 miles from London. A second police car pulled up close behind the van. It all happened as part of a routine check as the police thought in unusual for a tiny van to be travelling through the town of that hour. Three men will appear in court today / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4857126: Jul 07, 1953 - Field Marshal Kesselring Addresses Reunion of the” Stahlhelm” at Giessen: A reunion of the” Stahlhelm” was held recently at Giessen at which the meeting was addressed by former Field Marshal Kesselring who is chairman of the association - which is a union of front line soldiers.. Photo shows Kesselring seen as he made his speech at Giessen. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4861450: Jul 07, 1953 - Hungry CROWDS WARNED TO REFUSE FREE FOOD FROM WEST... COMMUNISTS SAY IT IS AN” INSULT”. Food, the first of 1,000,000 parcels of it, weighing 5,000 tons, offered free to the thousands of the hungry East Germans today. But the East Germans have been warned - don't touch it, or else”.. The food comes from the Allied and West German officials... The ban on acceptance comes from the Communists... The call the offer” an insult”.. It is an attempt to recruit” agents” for the west - they say... Yesterday the East Berlin city Government (executive council told the family hit city The communists have made sure that the ban is carried out - for they have built wire fences at strategic points - and have made workers promise to refuse food and have threatened police action against those who defy the ban / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4866388: Aug. 01, 1953 - 1.8.53 Ballet dancer engaged to London surgeon - Ballet dancer Julia Warrack was all smiles yesterday. A new ring glittered on her left hand. Miss Warrack, age 23, now dancing at the Paris night club, Le Bal Tabarin, had just announced her commitment to Mr. David Bain, 38, a London surgeon / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4866574: Aug. 03, 1953 - Crystal Palace Cycling Festival, British competitor wins 100 mile race: Photo shows J.L. Gill of the Great Britain 'A' Team-crosses the line to win the Folkestone-London 100 mile International Invitation Road Race-which ended during the Cycling Festival at Crystal Palace this afternoon. He had a comfortable win with a time of 4 hrs 16min. 31 and 4/5th sees. / Bridgeman Images
IMB4858690: Germany under the sovietic regime: Russian military band in a barracks in Frankfurt on the Oder (Frankfurt on the Oder or Frankfurt Oder) former East Germany (GDR or DR, German Democratic Republic). In German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR or D.D.D.R.) Photography / Bridgeman Images