In his Memories and Adventures, the namesake grandson of Sir Winston Churchill wrote about the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953, which, for the Churchills, was very much a family occasion. It is reprinted here with permission.
Towards the end of 1952 when I was twelve years old, I received a most exciting invitation. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Portal of Hungerford, who had commanded the RAF for much of the war as Chief