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Melvyn visits London's Horse Guard's Parade to look back to the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and remember an event when the nation celebrated and television took off. Lady Jane Rayne shares her memories of being one of the six young women chosen to carry the train of the wedding dress. Sandra Reekie is transported back to coronation day, when she watched the event live on television with twenty people crammed into the same room. And Ron Bygate recounts his memories of being one of the thousands of military troops lining the parade route as the Queen passed by.

Episode credited cast:
Melvyn Bragg Melvyn Bragg - Himself - Presenter
Peter Dimmock Peter Dimmock - Himself
Jane Rayne Jane Rayne - Herself (as Lady Jane Rayne)
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