Want the jubilee at Coronation prices?

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Queen and Prince Philip from 1953
Queen and Prince Philip from 1953

As the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations kick off we ask how prices in your shopping basket have changed since the Queen's coronation in 1953.

Well, wages have gone up about 3,800% but bread has gone up more than 3,900% and the price of a decent bit of steak has risen by as much as 5,000% or more. A bag of coal has gone up more than 6,000%.

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