Rehearsal for Coronation procession, London

May 05, 1953 - Rehearsal for the Coronation procession; A rehearsal was held this morning for the Coronation procession. About 300 troops were used to represent the units taking part. They left Buckingham Palace at 5am arriving at Westminster Abbey a little more than half an hour later. The troops wore battledress and no bands were used. The State Coach and a few troops to represent the immediate entourage covered the rest of the route. The object of the rehearsal was to practise the marshalling of the procession. Photo Shows one of the checkpoints at Trafalgar Square, operated by a Royal Signals Radio Control unit

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Bands Battledress Checkpoints Entourage Immediate Marshalling Operated Practise Represent Signals Trafalgar Wore

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