Coronation pageant rehearsal, Meadle, Buckinghamshire
Feb. 29 In spite of the rather belligerent glances of the cows, Ursula Moore makes her way with true queenly dignity across the fields to the Pageant rehearsal. She is playing Queen Elizabeth. Cattle get a preview of Village's Coronation Tableau: Meadle, Bucks is holding a Coronation Carnival on June 6th and one of the tableaux to be included depicts Queen Elizabeth I with her ladies in waiting, pages and Yeomen of the Guard. All the parts are being taken by children and the ladies of the village have all co-operated in making the costumes from odd scraps or material. Playing the part of the Queen is pretty 13 year old Ursula Moore. While crossing a field on their way to a rehearsal the children found their way barred by inquisitive cows eager to get a preview of the tableau. They soon got out of the way however, when the Beafeaters arrived, somebody must have told them that Yeomen of the Guard are not called Beafeaters for nothing
