King Charles will be crowned on Saturday, May 6, in Westminster Abbey – the same venue and in a similar ceremony to that of Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation over 70 years ago.
But much else has changed in the the intervening seven decades, with just the last few years seeing the global pandemic and cost of living crisis impacting lives across the the UK and the world.
Recent inflationary hikes have seen us pay more for products like butter and fruit, but how much more – or less – are we paying for life’s essentials and luxuries than we did back then?
Here’s how much 13 everyday items cost in 1953 – and what those prices equate to in 2023 taking account of inflation.