The definitive history of coronations and the Royal Family, from acclaimed writer Roy Strong. 'What is the finest sight in the world? A Coronation. As a boy of sixteen, Roy Strong watched the grand procession carrying Queen Elizabeth II to her coronation. The spectacle was considered the greatest...
What do people talk most about? A Coronation.
What is delightful to have passed? A Coronation.'
Horace Walpole, 1761