Carol Ann Duffy (b. 1955)
The Crown: typescript with corrections 2013
29.6 x 21.0 cm (book measurement (conservation)) | RCIN 1102856
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Carol Ann Duffy wrote The Crown for the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and it was read at the Service of Thanksgiving. The poem celebrates the historic significance of the crown worn by the Queen. This is the typescript copy of the poem, to which she made alterations.
Provenance
Presented to the Royal Library by Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate from 2009 to 2019, 8 May 2013
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Measurements
29.6 x 21.0 cm (book measurement (conservation))
Alternative title(s)
The Crown / Carol Ann Duffy.
