One of the four Grenadier Guards who took part in the Queen’s coronation ceremony has spoken of his memories of the day ahead of Platinum Jubilee celebrations which start tomorrow.
Soldier John Walmsley, now 95, had the pleasure of working for the most senior infantry regiments in the British Army inside Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953 - the day the monarch was crowned after her accession to the throne the previous year.
Recalling his role on the momentous day, John said the Queen would later refer to them as “my four Grenadiers” and was one of the last people that she passed as a Princess, and the first she walked by as Queen.
