[ELIZABETH II]: (1926-2022) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952-2022. A small collection of printed ephemera etc., most relating to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on 2^nd June 1953, including the Coronation Medal presented to Peter Geoffrey Oates, contained in the original red card box and accompanied by the original Buckingham Palace presentation certificate and envelope addressed to Oates at 10 Downing Street; a Metropolitan Police pass issued for the Coronation and allowing the bearer 'to be given all reasonable facilities within the Coronation Area'; a printed 4to approved souvenir programme for the Coronation, printed and distributed for King George's Jubilee Trust; a T.L.S. by Sheila Minto, a member of Winston S. Churchill's staff, one page, 8vo, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 1^st June 1953, to Mrs. Oates, on the printed stationery of the Prime Minister, stating, in part, 'Lady Churchill is very pleased that you can come to breakfast and luncheon at No. 10 on Coronation Day and bring Catherine and Felicity'; and four printed invitation cards issued to Oates and his wife for Afternoon Parties in the Garden of Buckingham Palace (1953 & 1954) and other events. Some light age wear, generally VG, 9

 

Peter Geoffrey Oates (1919-2007) British civil servant who worked in the Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street from 1951, firstly as private secretary to Attlee, and later to Winston S. Churchill.