1 R. M. MacColl, ‘Crowds singing in the rain’, Daily Express, 2 June 1953
2 Pimlott, The Queen, p.208
3 Chadwick, p.81
4 Hoare, p.401
5 The Times, 28 May 1953
6 Glenconner, p.65
7 Channon diary, 2 June 1953
8 Turner, p.43
9 Bradford, Elizabeth, p.176
10 Beaton, p.136
11 Elizabeth II broadcast, 2 June 1953