MPX5158760: The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was the ceremony in which the newly ascended monarch, Elizabeth II, was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ceylon, and Pakistan, as well as taking on the role of Head of the Commonwealth, (Picture) The closing stages of the Abbey service, The Queen wearing the Imperial Crown, bearing in her right hand the Sceptre with Cross and in her left the Orb, walks in the procession to the West door, 2nd June 1953 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5157261: Ships Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert entering Dartmouth in Devon. She was the third yacht to carry the name Victoria and Albert, she was built at Pembroke Dock: she was 4,700 tonnes and measured 380 feet in length by 40 feet in the beam. She was used regularly up until the Second World War when it was laid up ands used as an accommodation ship in Portsmouth harbour. In 1954 she was broken up at Fraslane., 1920 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5158866: Seconds after a lightning flash leaves unconscious players lying stunned in the mud, spectators crowd round as Highgate United's trainer Albert Bates prepares to give Tony Allden the 'kiss of life'. Team-mates Gordon Cooper (left) and Trevor Jones call for stretchers to get their friends off the field. 25th February 1967 (photo) / Bridgeman Images