Jubilations

Queen Elizabeth II © Sue Pownall 2012

 I'm not a Royalist, but I could hardly ignore this auspicious day - 

the Diamond Jubilee of the Queens coronation on 2 June 1953.

The photo reference I used is © Camera Press/Cecil Beaton 

and availbale on www.thediamondjubilee.org

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Sorry I'm not feeling 100% and didn't bother to fix the scan: the skin tones are off as is the gold leaf.