Plus 60 years. Ron

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Long Live The Queen

Do you remember the Silver Jubilee..? Street parties and flags flying everywhere. It's the Queen's 60th year and nothing is done to celebrate it now

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Do I remember it? I won the Fancy Dress comp with a Knights outfit that my Mum made for me and we had a cracking street party after. Good stuff when you're 7.

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That brings back memories, my Mum made me and my brother "hobby horse's", I was dressed as a Life Guard, can't remember what my brother was, I do remember we went around all the local celebrations picking up prizes, I was eight.

May she keep on Reigning.

Rob.

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I was 6 years old at the time of the Queens coronation in 1953. My Dad bought me a miniature model of the state coach and horses. It was made by a firm called 'Lesney' and was the first of the " Matchbox Series" empire.....I wish I still had it. In those days it was just a toy and I soon broke it. Ron

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Pity that Lillibet never spoke about her experience with the Austin Utiltiy when she was in the WATS and last year I wrote a letter to her asking her to do so.
I did receive a reply from her secretary and told she was interested about my collection and appreciated it however she told me that it would be unfair to answer a question to me to others not….
On a sadder note, 2 days ago, the last WW1 veteran passed away;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2097721/Florence-Green-Last-surviving-World-War-One-veteran-dies-just-111th-birthday.html