How Britain has changed since Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953
Fewer children, fewer coal miners, less cabbage
Somewhere in britain, half a dozen people gathered at a farm to watch Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation on television. “It’s a tiring day for her. Two and a half hours in the abbey. It’s the whole day really,” said one. “I expect she packs herself up a couple of sandwiches,” commented another. Someone added: “I wish some of the ladies-in-waiting would trip over—give us a bit of fun.” Then: “They put a canopy over her when she’s anointed, that’s nice for her.”
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Fewer children, fewer coalminers, less cabbage”
Britain September 17th 2022
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