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Royal Crown Derby

December 2023
1min read

Reuven Frank’s article was a sparkler with one fizzle. He says nobody rose into the big time as a result of Westminster Abbey coverage of Elizabeth IFs coronation. T’ain’t so. Russell Baker’s memorable lead the next morning in the Baltimore Sun was noted by James Reston of The New York Times , who grabbed the rising young pundit. The rest is not silence but Masterpiece Theatre .

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