Auction: 25066 - Historical Documents, Autographs and Ephemera
Lot: 100
Great Britain
Royalty
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation
1953 Invitation to Sir Arthur Penn (1886-1960), soldier and courtier, member of the Household of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, together with rehearsal instructions, the Order of Carriage Processions, the ceremonial at Westminster Abbey, various internal memoranda regarding arrangements on Coronation Day, including the timetable from the Earl Marshal's Office, the List of those invited to the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace, newspapers, the Coronation Thanksgiving Service at St. Paul's Cathedral and 19 excellent photographs from Central Press Photos Ltd showing very crisp scenes of the Coronation procession, scenes within the Abbey, the crowning of the Queen and the return to Buckingham Palace with the Royal Family on the balcony. A superb collection of great interest
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Estimate
£350 to £400
Starting price
£300