British army pensioners fondly recall Queen Elizabeth's coronation

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LONDON : Army veteran Tony Judge was just four years old when a young Queen Elizabeth ascended the British throne 70 years ago, though he remembers the day vividly as excited households huddled around television sets to watch the historic moment.'A number of families went to a neighbour's house, the only

LONDON : Army veteran Tony Judge was just four years old when a young Queen Elizabeth ascended the British throne 70 years ago, though he remembers the day vividly as excited households huddled around television sets to watch the historic moment.

The longest-reigning monarch in British history, Elizabeth marks her Platinum Jubilee next month, with four days of celebrations planned from June 2-5. "There were actually five of us in the line when Her Majesty was brought up ... for us to be introduced to her and I was third in line," Judge said.

 

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