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    Vivat! Westminster Scholars’ role in the coronation

    Article by Elizabeth Wells, Archivist, first published in College Newsletter, 2013 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in Westminster Abbey.  This would seem to perfect occasion to take a look at the role played by Scholars in coronation services. The privilege of being the first commoners to acclaim each new sovereign at their coronation in Westminster…