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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