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Royal memories: âI won a space to watch the Queenâs coronationâ
Jean Styles has met the Queen twice, the first in 1945 when she presented a bouquet to the Queen consort and the young Princess Elizabeth was accompanying her.
The second time was when Jean won a space in a window overlooking the Mall to watch the Queenâs coronation procession pass.
Speaking to Radio 5 Live, Jean says watching the gold coach pass was âwonderfulâ, but another highlight of the day was the buffet.
âAlthough rationing was coming to an end, there were things we were short of,â she says. âTo see a wonderful buffet going on was great⊠bananas and things like that weâd missed through the war.â
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