1933

Saw the Graf Zeppelin flying over London.

1936

Death of King George V. Peter (my husband) was taken by his parents to see the funeral procession. He remembered it was a very wet day.

1936

Abdication of King Edward VIII.

1937

Coronation of King George VI. Lots of street parties.

1938

Saw newsreel of Munich agreement. I was young, so it didn't mean much to me. I remember the film I saw that day: it was called "Fire Over England" (very prophetic).

1939

Evacuation, consequently heard the declaration of war with strangers; on the wireless, of course.

1940

Bombs and fire over London.

1941

The same.

1943

I remember watching a dogfight when I went for a picnic.

1944

D-Day invasion June 6^th.

V1 Buzz-bombs, V2 rockets. London burns again.

1945

Nearly trampled to death in Piccadilly, 8^th May. Consequently I still hate crowds of any kind.

End of Japanese occupation of Hong Kong 13^th July.

VJ day 2^nd September (victory over Japan).

1946

Peter, my sweetheart, was demobbed. I remember he was given a suit and 7 shillings and sixpence, plus a trilby hat.

1947

Saw my first television programme on a 9 inch TV set. It was the marriage of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip Mountbatten on November 20^th.

1951

Went to the Festival of Britain. Peter's Dad was an exhibitor, I can't remember what he exhibited.

1953

Good news. Sweet rationing ended 4^th February after 13 years.

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 2^nd June. I helped at the street party. Peter lined the route in uniform in Whitehall: he was in the RNVR. Then he remembered seeing a headline "Everest conquered" when he was marching through Horseguards Avenue.