Quarterly Commentary
| Date | 01 October 1953 |
| Published date | 01 October 1953 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X5302600401 |
| Subject Matter | Quarterly Commentary |
THE
POLICE
JOURNAL
VOL.
XXVI.
NO.4.
OCTOBER-DECEMBER,
1953
Quarterly
Commentary
CORONA
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DUTIES
IN
RETROSPECT
TH E final
number
of
THE
POLICE
JOURNAL
in
Coronation
year
provides an
opportunity
La reflect upon the
tasks
and
responsibilities
of
the Police on Royal occasions. Following precedent,
the
planning
and
preparation
of
the
arrangements
for the
Coronation
extended
over
more
than
a year,
and
an
announcement
that
June
2nd
would
be set aside for the
Coronation
was
made
soon after the
Queen's
accession.
There
followed aprovisional
programme
of
events which
included drives by
her
Majesty into various
parts
of
London
in the
week
of
the
Coronation,
State
visits to Scotland, Wales
and
Northern
Ireland,
reviews
of
the Royal
Navy
at
Spithead
and
of
the
Royal Air
Force at
Odiham,
and
a series
of
State
banquets,
investitures
and
garden parties, all requiring the
organisation
of
special police
and
traffic
arrangements
for the protection
and
convenience
of
the
Queen
and
her
subjects.
Praise for the magnificent services
of
the Police
at
the
Coronation
has been universal. On the day following
her
Crowning
the Queen
sent
her
expression
of
thanks
to all concerned with
the
arrangements,
and
in singling
out
the
Police for special praise
her
Majesty
wrote:-
The
task
of
the Police on such an occasion is especially
arduous.
Not
only have they to
make
sure
that
the
ceremonial
programme
can be carried
out
smoothly
and
punctually,
but
they
bear
a
heavy responsibility for ensuring the safety
and
comfort
of
count-
less
thousands
of
spectators. Iwish to express my appreciation
of
the courtesy, patience
and
efficiency which,
through
a long
and
tiring day, they showed in the
performance
of
their duties.
They would, Iam sure, be the first to acknowledge
the
assistance
which they received from the cheerful orderliness
of
the great
crowds themselves.
It
was supremely an occasion
of
co-operation
between Police
and
Public, providing
perhaps
the
most
striking example in history
of
the
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