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> travelling overseas wasn't practical before transatlantic air travel began in 1939 And there was only one British coronation since then: Elizabeth II in 1952
by jwilk 3y ago
> travelling overseas wasn't practical before transatlantic air travel began in 1939
And there was only one British coronation since then: Elizabeth II in 1952. Calling it "a centuries-long tradition" is a bit of a stretch.