The Queen's Coronation in 1953 https://youtu.be/6H9vTkLQI2Q included many Commonwealth soldiers - check out this wonderful archive of a Sikh preparing for the big day, filmed tying his turban via @TeamYouTubepic.twitter.com/6zRBUajdFj
More of this, please!!!! Fascinating. I would love to make a film about the gathering of the Commonwealth (Imperial still - just) soldiers. How they got on etc etc - the sheer numbers boggle the mind
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indeed! interesting fact from a friend, that the 'Indian Army were banned by the Indian Govt to attend... but the triservice organised a peace deligation, very little of which is known, or spoken about, given it was not officially sanctioned'
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...the Sikh Regiment sent Representatives to Windsor to present the Queen with the Regimental Colours her father had presented to them. (info via
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