1953 Press Photo Regalia Procession at the Abbey Full Scale Rehearsal

Regalia Procession at the Abbey. Church dignitaries carried out a full scale rehearsal of the Regalia procession at Westminster Abbey today. The procession was from the Jerusalem chamber, where the regalia will be stored the night before the coronation, through the Deanery courtyard and the cloisters, into the Abbey to the High Altar. Keystone Photo Shows: The Dean of Westminster, the Very Rev. A.C. Don, carries a replica of the St. Edward's crown into the Abbey for today's rehearsal.

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.

Photo is dated 5-5-1953.

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