Queen Elizabeth II

Thousands of people bought their first tv sets for the coronation on June 2 in 1953 when Elizabeth was only 27. It is thought over half the population watched the coronation (27 million of a population of 36 million). It was the first major international event to be televised. George VI’s was televised but most people didn’t own a tv at that time. A new way of serving chicken was invented for guests at Buckingham Palace – cold chicken with a creamy curry sauce by Constance Spry. We now know this as coronation chicken.