ZUM4840032: May 05, 1953 - West African R.S.M. ' s check their mustaches colonial coronation contingent at woolwich: Members of the colonial coronation contingent, which will number 500 and he representative of all dependent territories - who will take part in the coronation return processors, were to be seen this morning at the royal artillery depot at woolwich / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4840352: May 05, 1953 - The Queen's Coronation Bible Nears Completion. Hand Tooling The Cover In Gold Leaf: Work on the new Bible which is to be presented to H.M. The Queen at the Coronation ceremony by the Archbishop of Canterbury is being completed by craftsmen at the Oxford University Press. Started in February last year, the bible is now being bound in scarlet kevant leather with a white leather panel on front - designed by Mr. Lynton Lamb and worked on by Hosers. Sangorski and Suteliffe. The Bible runs into 1430 pages and was set up by one compositor only / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4841791: May 05, 1953 - Student To Receive Queen's Scout Badge - And Will Help In The Royal Kitchens; Eleven boys from the Westmineter Technical College, Vincent Square have been chosen to help in the Royal Kitchens when the Queen; s Coronation guests arrive. They are receiving special instructions for the job - and the boys were chosen instead of girl students - as it is considered that they could stand the great strain easier than the girls. Among them is Sixteen year old First Year boy Peter Wells who belongs to the 35th. Westminster Sea Scout Troop. Peter will be going to the Mansion House soon to receive his certificate for the Queen's Scout badge / Bridgeman Images