Jeremy attended the coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II as one of the 30,000 schoolchildren.
Ahead of the upcoming coronation of theon May 6, Jeremy Hoare shared his vivid recollections of the 1953 celebration. At the age of 12, Hoare attended the coronation with his school, Winchmore Hill Secondary Modern.
Being in prime position to watch the procession pass him by, Mr Hoare said the atmosphere was great to be a part of. “It came and it was fabulous," he said. He said: “Because Tonga was the first country to see the new millennium, I had an exhibition at the end of 1999 of my Tonga pictures at the Royal Commonwealth Club, so that things going round in circles in a funny way. I met the Queen of Tonga and I had dinner with her.”
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