TODAY Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first British Monarch to celebrate 70 years of service to the people.
Many of us will be celebrating the Platinum Jubilee during the bank holiday in June but celebrations will no doubt be occurring across Dorset all year.
Although Princess Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1952, the bunting wasn’t hung out until she was crowned the following year.
Children waved their Union Jacks and streamers as the south joined the nation on the streets, clapping and cheering with joy to celebrate Britain crowning a new queen.
It was the day the nation united in celebration - and more than 20 million added to the multitudes in the heart of London who watched as the newly-crowned Queen appeared on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, four-year-old Prince Charles and his baby sister, Princess Anne.
Oakdale Road coronation party in 1953. Sent in by Mrs Irene Herriman.
There were street parties across Dorset - Hampshire back then - with children sitting down to tea and coronation cake, and taking part in fancy dress competitions.
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