'I slept outside overnight so I could watch the Queen’s coronation procession.' Ella Marks, 88, who also recalls George VI’s coronation has been invited to the Queen’s funeral for her voluntary work
Ms Marks, who lives in Ealing, London, was awarded the MBE for her services to the community which included a huge range of voluntary work including recording talking newspapers for the blind, volunteering at a hospice and a school for children with special needs and being a trustee for Age UK.
Ella Marks, 88 watched King George VI?s coronation as a three-year-old on her father’s shoulders. She then watched his funeral as a teenager and slept overnight to watch the Queen’s coronation procession. She was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s June Birthday Honours for her voluntary work and has now been invited to attend her funeral 9Photo: supplied by Ella Marks)“The Queen has done a fantastic job and provided stability and continuity.
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