Rain or Shine ?
As for the Coronation weather, everyone hopes for the best, but opinions are divided as to what the worst would be. The choice obviously lies between a very wet day and a very hot day. Of the two, most spectators would probably prefer the latter, but I suspect that many of those taking part in the pro- cession would reluctantly plump for the former. I don't know the total distance to be covered by troops taking part in the To Procession (i.e. the procession to the Abbey), but I do know that many of the contingents in the From Procession, by the time they have marched from their concentration area to Westminster, then along the return route to Buckingham Palace, and finally back to their concentration area again, will have done fifteen and a half miles. This is quite a long way, especially if you are wearing No. 1 dress and marching to attention all the time; and if it is a very hot day I-fear it may prove too long for some.
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