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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Catherine Wylie

Toilet paper and advising public: Archives reveal coronation planners’ concerns

PA Wire

Missing toilet roll and being careful about telling the public what to do were among the considerations of coronation organisers of the past, as documents show planning of the historical events has always been intricate and detailed.

In a document at The National Archives in Kew looking back at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, there is a reference to a lack of toilet paper and how “special steps” will be necessary to prevent this happening again in future.

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