As the Coronation of King Charles III takes place, let’s look back on Edinburgh in 1953 in the year of the last coronation, when Queen Elizabeth II was crowned. It was a time when rationing of sweets was brought to an end, Richard Burton appeared as Hamlet at the Edinburgh Festival and the Queen visited the Capital as part of her Coronation tour.
9. Gurkha pipers
Gurkha pipers, appearing at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, provide entertainment in Princes Street Gardens. Photo: TSPL
10. Floods
Torrential rain during a thunderstorm took just 15 minutes to cause flood damage in Edinburgh in July 1953. Workmen repairing damage in Princes Street Gardens. Photo: Unknown
11. Bus drives through flooding
A bus ploughs through the water under Slateford Railway Bridge after the torrential rain following the freak thunderstorm in July 1953. Photo: Unknown
12. Royal wedding
Evening News readers were the first to see this picture of Royalty taken at a Dalkeith wedding, January 10 1953. The Queen (front left) and Princess Margaret (front right) are seated in front of the group, while standing behind (left to right) are the Duke of Buccleuch, Mrs McNeill, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Gloucester, the Earl of Dalkeith and his bride, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duchess of Buccleuch, the best man Mr John Synge, and Mr John McNeill, Q.C. Photo: Stan Warburton