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Show 1 " t pT TV cameras caught Britain's rTTT Millions shared royal smiles greatest pageantry IMMiUl&ciMM Lrf-rtf4S hidden from the peers 5vi fne oi balcony at midnight: 150,000 pack The Mall ' , , ' : r . n i 1--..... ' ' " "I THE QUEEN TURNS ; ON THE ; LIGHTS Express Staff Reporters AT midnight the Queen, still radiant - in a glittering white dress, ermine cape, ; and diamond tiara, j made her sixth appearance on the floodlit balcony of Bucking-ham Palace. For three minutes she . and Prince Philip waved continuously to a wildly 3 cheering crowd as 3 streamers flew, and flags, balloons, and hats went up . everywhere. But the appearance which had been awaited and which 1 sent the expectant crowd of 150.000-wild with delight had come at 9.45. It was then that the floodlights flood-lights were switched on at the T Palace. An area of the balcony glowed and into that area stepped the Queen. Into the parks There arose a tumultuous 7 xreleoiv. from people jammed 5 in The Mall and overflowing into the parks and defying the rain. j The Queen, with Prince J Philip in dinner jacket, were j laughing joyfully. They gazed at the vast concourse of people J under a vast canopv of umbrellas, i And on TV Prince Philip 3 appeared to sav : " This is e marvellous, isn't it ? " The Queen stepped forward O and pressed a switch. Then r she pointed down The Mall and clapped her hands excitedly. She f had sent a river of light-across ' London. The tall arches spanning The Mall suddenly blazed into light ; Nelsffn's Column sprang up out of the blackness ; light flooded and ran over the West End horizon and on towards the distant City while the crowd cheered and cheered. ? As wave after wave of cheers rang round the Palace and rl( down The Mall the Queen stood , against the red and gold balcony J 1 - V- r ? . . v ( 1 Cu'-Z i ; - "' . .- I " ! : V., . ::C 'i - 1 . ) iff, i 1 -vr- vv ' , - iN I - .. I .m,ll, .,,.,,,.,,,.., , ., ,. r , - . "The gleaming figure vshom providence has brought to us . . ." this Mas how Sir Winston Churchill described the Queen in his radio speech from No. 10, Downing-street last night. "We have had a day which the oldest of us are proud to have lived to see, and which the youngest will remember all their lives," he said. His speech is reported on Page - .... . -. -u iifr -ii i ma wniiiiiiii ilnii i mi niriiEiri imnifr it' - Two. In the picture above, on the Palace balcony focal point of so many of Britain's happy-family parties is the Queen, back from her crowning and taking the first of her ovations. She started the day with radiant smiles and with radiant smiles she ends it. The Duke waves with her, beaming his delight. orapniKs ana waved delightedly. 371 Fingering searchlights crossed and recrossed against the hurrying grey clouds. As thev J" first appeared Prince Philip id stretched out his arm and pointed at them. las Good night? No! j,e Still the cheers went on from the crowd which had stood in absolute silence when the hi Queen's speech to the Commonwealth Common-wealth had been relaved to them over the street loud- )St speakers. After six minutes Prince Philip suddenly glanced up and. as ir reeling the rain, stepped back into a trench window. He called to the Queen, who apnea red to follow reluctantly. 1 hey waved a " good night " at which the entire crowd broke with oik voice into the National Am hem. Bui at 10.30 the crowd, which had been listening to dance music relaved over Toud-speakers, Toud-speakers, still showed no signs of going home. Thev continued er to call for the Queen. he r, nd at 10-4 the Queen and Prince Philip appeared yet ek again on the balcony of the floodlit Palace. They stayed for three minutes. Again and again the crowds ISl filled for the Queen. And at 1150 p.m., yet again, she appeared. )J The high excitement had gone 'l'S T7 PAGE TWO. COL. FOUR lS. V v. . , ; I ": j jll - . v i P'i ; r . ,'. . 'j. ' - - .... . . ' . -, v ... - '"' .. j.:-, . ' . ' ; . " - ' r : . : -4 ; - ."- ' , ... .-- ' -, . - . : LET'S ALL GO ! . - V- . .1 j DOV.'fl THE MALL! rVs- - ; - : " V W.arflldl HIIM-.m Kvcr see a crowd like it '! The time 9.45. The Queen has pressed a switch from the Palace and down The Mall a stream of lights cascades, watched by 150,000 people. ... At midnight thousands were still there. ... In Piccadilly-circus, half an hour before midnight, mid-night, there was an invasion by a surging mob of 30,000. As Tuesday became Wednesday hundreds danced and sang round the caged Lros. ' . i ll HI II . L.'lW4J"JM..JJHMliJWJUJl imii.iMULl)UHH.lA.H. jm l,.l'.W'g.Pl".H'..'W U M.JBH.l. - l.mi P .Wt H HJ' U The Queen turns on the lights on uninterrupted by squalls for hours. No sooner had the Queen arrived back at Buckingham Palace fro'm the Abbey than the crowds slai'led to ohant " We want the Queen." It was at 5 42 when the three big doors of the main Palace balcony first swung open, and the Queen with Prince Philip, Prince Chnrlcs. and Princess Anne, and oilier members of the Royal Family came out on to the balcony. More and more The Queen was wearing her crown. She faced a .-nunre filling now every second with more and more cheering people. Though the square round the Queen Victoria s'atue had been cordoned oil people swarmed over the palisades, the ratlines, and under the canvas awnings. The crowd then started up a chant : "We want Philip." Prince Philip waved a white-gloved white-gloved hand and pushed Prince Charles a little further forward to the delieht of the crowds. They rushed in a tremendous tide up to the Palace nates. As they ran tne sky darkened with formation after formation of aircraft swooping over the Palace in a fly-past salute. "God Bless" cried the thousands. The Queen raised her hand in a gesture that brought deafening cheers. Prince Philip, smiling broadly, stood with his arm touching her waist. He waved, too. Prince Charles clung to the balcony and peered down. Suddenly the Queen and Prince Philip moved apart. And Philip led forward the Queen Mother. She stood a proud, gracious figure with her family and grandchildren around her. Then while the last of the saluting aircraft flew past. the big chant began. " Long live the Quern," shouted the crowds in a mighty chorus. And the Queen smoothing Princess Anne's wind-blown curls smiled down. Song and dance When the Poyal Family went bars, the ci'owu remained. And thov were joined by thousands more. They sang, danced, and waved flags. On their way to bed at 7 p.m Prince Charles and Fivicess Anne were allowed a last wave to the crowds. Tney appeared at a third storey window dressed for bed. At 7.110 p.m. the Queen and Prince Philip made their second appearance on the balcony. The Queen still wore her crown and stood bare-shouldered in the chill evening breeze. The Queen had spent a long ! session with official photographers photo-graphers in flic Palace at the end ol a lone day. but all night siic appeared excited and utii ired. Stars shimmer And over London a million million slurs were shimmer. ng and dying in 'he greatest firework fire-work display ever put on in the conn; ry. Fourteen thousand pounds sterling wen! up in flaming colour. Whirling masses of coition fire, huce umbrellas of latiu. nil)'.' serpents and emerald piumfs were. Ton more lb. in Im miles from the firing ground the site of the dismantled Dome of Discovery on South Bank. Thousands watched from the Thames Embankment and from Hungerford Bridge. And for an hour the chemical rain outshone the searchlights over London and dimmed the illuminations of Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. The most brilliant effects were the soaring bold stars which crackled and burst hundreds of feet high, then changed colour, into green, and then again into purple. It was icy cold. But. tired, wet-through visitors were elated by this crowning glory to the great day. London, the old showman,' still had a trick up his sleeve. Auld Lang Syne At midnight the crowds in T r a f a 1 g a r- square reached gigantic proportions. Around the fountains at the base of Nelson's Column, groups sang and danced, and as mid-nicht mid-nicht sirurk "Auld Lang Syne " was taken up. A group of Morris dancers in white costumes and wuh leg s' ranpincs of bells drew a large crowd. In the Strand, tiy.lTw ; a; a siando'ill. and only ambulances, with frantically ringing bells, could cp! by. London was making a night of n. U.S. sees films NEW YORK, Tuesday. Millions of televiewers throughout Canada and the U.S. tonight saw Coronation Corona-tion films, down irom England in a Canberra jet bomber.- Express News -Service. Police say 'Thanks' Sir Harold Sco't. Met ropoh' an Police Commissioner, sairl of liie Coronation crowds last night : " Every 'thing went well and f.ie public placed with us. We should like to thank them." (5,87.3 casualties There were fi.RT.'i casualties, mos'lv people la nlinr. on I he nn-cession nn-cession route, and .Till wore taken lo In ...pi t n 1. One man had a loo1 crushed by a horse. |