AP Was There: Covering the previous coronation in Britain
The Associated Press will muster a small army to cover King Charles III's coronation this weekend
By ALLEN G. BREED
Published - May 04, 2023, 12:03 AM ET
Last Updated - Aug 09, 2024, 12:26 AM EDT
It might just be the coolest caption in newspaper history: “AP Wirephoto via jet bomber from London”
On Saturday, The Associated Press will deploy a small army of writers, photographers, radio correspondents and video journalists to cover the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III.
But for his mother’s crowning 70 years ago, the world’s oldest news cooperative enlisted the help of an air force as well.
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