The Queen of Tonga in her open carriage, an incident with Sir Winston Churchill and a new queen - all seen from the eyes of a 14-year-old schoolboy from Greenisland in County Antrim who was in London for the coronation 70 years ago.
'Singing in the rain'According to Chris, the film of that month was Singing In The Rain and loud speakers carried it all over central London."She was very tall and regal. Even in the heavy rain she travelled in an open carriage with only a colourful parasol for shelter.
David Scott, from Rathfriland, County Down, has been collecting royal memorabilia and camping out for royal events since the 1980s, an interest inspired by his late mother. "Standing outside Clarence House, I remember the ripple effect of the word coming up The Mall," he said.He has subsequently been to London for a number of royal events - he camped out to see Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's wedding in 1986 and Princess Diana's funeral in 1997.
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