I was 5 years old in the "bottom class" (youngest) at the Primary school opposite my house.
I remember being so disappointed as I couldn't go to the school's Coronation Party around the flagpole in the school playground as I had measles and mumps TOGETHER! My Mum had made me a "day bed" consisting of 2 armchairs pushed together, in the living room. I had a special visit after the party from my teacher who brought me some painting books and my Coronation mug filled with Sharps toffees. I felt very honoured, as did my Mum and Dad that my teacher took the time to come. I remember making a cut out model of the coronation coach from a press-out book at the time and my Dad made an Air-fix model which we painted gold and it stood on the mantelpiece for years!
The following week, when I was better, I joined the whole school (5-7 yr olds) in walking crocodile style to the local cinema to see the official Coronation film being shown for schools. I found this most exciting as we didn't even have a television in those days, so I had never seen a moving film before.
Ah such memories ......... where did those 60 years go?