As we fast approach the Coronation, I thought it might be good to look back on the previous ones that are both within living memory. #

‘A Queen is Crowned’ 1953

Sir Laurence ends his narration in this Technicolor film of the Coronation with – “May the Queen live forever!!”. Well she did reign over us for more than 70 years. After her funeral in 2022 Channel 4 showed the film without ad breaks immediately after the two minute silence.

There had already been a film of George VI’s coronation in Dufaycolor in 1937 but 1953 proved a lucky moment as at about that time Technicolor was approaching the end of it’s long dominance – mind you, I for one would say that it has never been bettered

The Coronation was such a large and incredible event that was viewed Worldwide and Thanks to this film, we could see it in Colour.

We can go back to George V1 Coronation in 1937 and see this in Colour – in fact in Dufaycolor :-