ZUM4862822: Jul 07, 1953 - Queen Salote leaves - still smiling.: Queen Salote of Tonga - the” Friendly Island” in the pacific, said farewell to Britain today. Queen Salote, who attended the Coronation said:” You are good enough to say that I have won the heart of your Island- you Island has won mine for ever. I shall never, never, forget” The 6ft.3ins Queen, first laughed her wave into the affection of Londoners as she sat in an open carriage in pouring rain on coronation day / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4863247: Jul 07, 1953 - Reception to Everest heroes. A reception was this evening given to the Everest heroes at India house, Aldwych, by the High Commissioner for India, Mr. B.G. Kher, and Mrs. Kher, Photo shows” Tiger” Tensing seen with Mr. B.G. Kher, the Indian high commissioner, at this evening's reception. / Bridgeman Images
ETE4863328: Second World War (1939-1945): Lieutenant Colonel Bernice Wilber, Commander of the Women's Army Corps of HQ Allie, decorates Second Lieutenant Ruth Sobeck with “Purple Heart” for his injuries on a British hospital ship in the Bay of Salerno. Photograph taken in Central Italy, March 6, 1944. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4873843: Aug. 19, 1953 - A Repatriated POW Plays Cards With a Red Cross Worker at Freedom Village, Korea, While another POW Kibitizes. They are, left to right; PFC Earl Barnard, Martinez, Calif., PFC David Ortiz, Fresno, Calif. and ARC Worker Frankie Lee Osborne, of Long Beach Calif. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4865311: Jul. 24, 1953 - Daphne Padel builds a House and beats the price ring too: Daphne Padel, stage and radio star, wanted to build a single storey, three-bedroom house - her architect told her that it should not cost more than 2,500 - but five Tonbridge, Kent, Builders submitted tenders with in a few paubds of 4,000... Daphne told televiewers out the” Price Ring” operated among builders to inflate prices. She was appearing in the first program” About the Home” which the B.B.C. consulted the Royal Institute of British Architects who said that local builders agree on an inflated price... But today a contract is being signed by a company which operates over a wide free for the building of the house Under 2,500 / Bridgeman Images