Back in 1952, the ever patriotic "Daily Express" published (at the VBCW price of "two and six") a boxed "paperback and model" in celebration of the forthcoming Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II:
In the same way as now, nobody could be quite sure of all the details in advance of Coronation Day itself, and therefore the "Daily Express" based its illustration of the anticipated 1952 Royal Procession on the actual 1937 Coronation:
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| The 1937 Order of a Coronation Procession, adapted to 1952. |
The principal difference between the 1937 Procession and the 1952 Procession was the absence, given Independence in 1947, of all Indian influence at the latter - for the 1937 Coronation was not only of a King, but also of an Emperor.
Note - keen students of the VBCW Coronation of 1937 may want to download and magnify the "Procession" illustration (shutting one's eyes, of course, to the very puzzling reference to "King George VI").
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