Sylvia Peters | |
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Born | Sylvia Lucia Petronzio 26 September 1925 Highgate, London, England |
Died | 26 July 2016 | (aged 90)
Occupation | Television broadcaster |
Known for | Continuity announcer for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II |
Spouse |
Kenneth Milne-Buckley
(m. 1950; died 1982) |
Children | 1 |
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]