There were, however, hundreds of casualties due to a crush at George Square where crowds rushed forward to greet the Queen.
Our late Queen visited towns and cities up and down the country during her 1953 Coronation tour, but it's unlikely she was treated to a reception as vociferous as the one she experienced on the Hampden Park turf.
READ MORE: Queen Elizabeth II in Glasgow: 18 amazing photos show Her Majesty's many visits down the years Officials later estimated that around 350 people had been caught up in the George Square crush, with 35 receiving treatment for their injuries in hospital. A great "Hampden roar" went up as The Queen and Prince Philip arrived to be greeted by a sea of flag-waving faces all dressed in their Sunday best, as they drove around the hallowed turf in the 25C heat.
"It was tremendous. That was the description the Duke of Edinburgh himself used later about the cheers and about the display of youth activities that went on for an hour on the green turf under a blazing hot sun."Sign up to our Glasgow Live nostalgia newsletters for more local history and heritage content straight to your inbox
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