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       Crowds at Hunstanton's reading of the proclamation of accession

            undreds of people gathered at the town's War Memorial on the   Residents and carers from Norfolk Lodge had a good view of the
            afternoon of Sunday 11th September for the reading of the   event from their position next to the path in the gardens.
       HProclamation of the  Accession of King Charles III.



















                                                            Photo: T&A
       Credit: Chris Bishop                                  Standing from left: Sangeetha, Alice and Aisha. Seated from left:
       Representing Norfolk's Lord Lieutenant, the Lady Dannatt, Deputy      Daphne, Coral and Joan. Photo: T&A
       Lieutenant Kathryn Buscall led the procession from the Town Hall   Turning 96 next week, Daphne was living in Leagrave, Luton at the
       with Hunstanton's Mayor Cllr Maureen Howard to the Esplanade   time of the coronation in 1952 and she said: "I was born the same year
       Gardens where people had gathered around the War Memorial.
                                                           as the Queen and I remember the coronation well; she was a lovely
                                                           Queen."Turning 96 the week after the proclamation, Daphne was
                                                           living in Leagrave, Luton at the time of the coronation in 1952 and she
                                                           said: "I was born the same year as the Queen and I remember the
                                                           coronation well; she was a lovely Queen."
                                                             Although she was working on the day of the coronation Coral
                                                           remembers how beautiful the Queen was and Joan said: "I watched it
                                                           on television, it was very exciting, and the set was very small."
                                                             All the ladies were delighted to be at the proclamation agreeing it
                                                           was an important day in history.
                                                             Meanwhile the sea of flowers at Sandringham continued to grow.
                                                                                                Credit: Ian Burt



       Photo: T&A
        Mrs Buscall welcomed the crowd and spoke in memory of Her
       Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Former Mayor Cllr Adrian Winnington
       gave the eulogy to Her Majesty and the Mayor laid a wreath and read
       the proclamation.
        The crowd, including crew from the RNLI, the Coastguard and
       many former service people responded loudly to the call for three
       cheers for the King by another former Mayor Cllr Tony Bishopp before
       prayers were said by Rev Kirsty Allen.
        Sarah Mallett led the singing of the national anthem.
                                                             Earlier in King’s Lynn, the Mayor of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk,
                                                           Cllr Lesley Bambridge,read the proclamation outside King’s Lynn
                                                           Town Hall.















       Credit: Chris Bishop
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