A COUNCILLOR who was among those who cheered the Queen at her Coronation has expressed sorrow at her death.

Brighton and Hove City Councillor Dawn Barnett said that the Queen was “like everyone’s nan” and was a “lovely person”.

Cllr Barnett, who helped lead a Jubilee event earlier this year in her ward of Hangleton, said: "It will be a long time before we have another monarch like her, certainly not in my lifetime.”

The Argus: Queen Elizabeth II smiling to the crowd from her carriage as she left Westminster Abbey after her coronationQueen Elizabeth II smiling to the crowd from her carriage as she left Westminster Abbey after her coronation (Image: N/a)

In an event in Hangleton for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in July, dozens of residents sang songs, waved Union Flags and made a toast to the Queen in celebration.

Speaking to The Argus at the time, Cllr Barnett reflected on her memories of joining the crowds in London for the Queen’s Coronation in 1953.

The Argus: The Royal State Coach bearing Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh past Admiralty Arch en route to Westminster for The Queen's coronation in 1953The Royal State Coach bearing Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh past Admiralty Arch en route to Westminster for The Queen's coronation in 1953 (Image: PA)

She said: “I was 11 and I went up on the midnight train from Brighton Station, and we were right outside the Abbey.

“It was raining and we were behind this row of soldiers, so we had cardboard periscopes to see over the top of their heads and we saw the coach arrive.

“I was only 11 but it’s still in my mind.

“I love the Queen, I think she’s a wonderful woman. She is so special and so loyal - she has spent her whole life with others and for others.”