1953 was quite a year. The National Eisteddfod came to Rhyl and the present Queen Elizabeth was crowned. The snapshot above came to me from an international smuggler and shows the Queen passing through Rhuddlan. I was six years old and the family was living in High Street, Rhuddlan, near where the snap was taken.Ann Hayes, an old friend of this blog, says, “I vaguely remember the Queen's visit. We lived on Rhuddlan Road, Rhyl, and her car drove past – I remember us all standing in the front garden. There was much excitement! Here are some scans from the Rhyl May Day programme of 1953. May Queen Ruth Hall’s mother (was Phyllis Lane) had been a May Queen in 1934.”
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These scans should please fans of old adverts. More please, Ann!l
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