A 93-YEAR-OLD woman who was given the key to her Colchester home as the Queen’s coronation was about to be held has extra reason to celebrate the platinum jubilee.

Daphne Springett moved to the newly-built Monkwick estate, in Colchester, in 1952 at the age of 22.

Colchester councillor Dave Harris said the 1,000 home neighbourhood is “a real jubilee estate”, with its roads named to mark the Queen’s coronation.

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Roads including Queen Elizabeth Way, Prince Phillip Road and Coronation Avenue were all named to celebrate Her Majesty’s ascension to the throne.

A fun day will be held on the estate on Saturday to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee.

A BBC news crew visited Daphne, of Monkwick Avenue, to hear her story.

Mr Harris said: “We were interviewed due to the Monkwick estate being built from 1951 to 1953.

“Daphne and her husband moved into Monkwick Avenue 70 years ago.

“Although her husband passed away a few years ago she has lived in the house all that time and brought her family up there.

“I told BBC that the 1000 home council estate of Monkwick was built as our Queen was being crowned.

“I am so proud of my home estate, which my family and extended family also call home.”

Mr Harris said Daphne “came across lovely” on television.

He added: “She explained what it was like as a 22-year-old making friends when she first moved in.

“We have had lots of messages and calls about how well it came across and Daphne said she has had requests for her autograph.

“She told me her favourite decade is the 1960s.”