Sylvia Peters

Sylvia Peters
Born
Sylvia Lucia Petronzio

(1925-09-26)26 September 1925
Highgate, London, England
Died26 July 2016(2016-07-26) (aged 90)
OccupationTelevision broadcaster
Known forContinuity announcer for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Spouse
Kenneth Milne-Buckley
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(m. 1950; died 1982)​
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Children1
Parent(s)Romolo Petronzio
Ethel Edwards

Sylvia Lucia Petronzio[2] (26 September 1925 – 26 July 2016), better known as Sylvia Peters, was an English actress, and from 1947 to 1958 a continuity announcer and presenter for BBC Television.[3] She introduced the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953,[4] and later advised the Queen as she prepared for her first televised Christmas Message in 1957.[5]

  1. ^ "Sylvia Peters, BBC television presenter – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. ^ BFI database – PETERS, Sylvia
  3. ^ Whirligig TV
  4. ^ "Sylvia Peters introduces TV coverage of Queen's coronation in 1953". The Daily Telegraph. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Queen's Coronation announcer Sylvia Peters dies". BBC News. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.