Here's the list of coronation events at Royal Albert Hall in 1953. Funny that it starts with a wrestling match, which the Queen did not attend! Farther down the schedule is the description of the May 27 ball, which she did attend. And there was a Messiah performance with a choir of 1000!

http://life.royalalberthall.com/2012/06/celebrating-the-coronation-of-elizabeth-ii-in-1953/

A group of souvenirs include a ball program and napkins from 1953, as well as a coronation program from 1937:

http://tinyurl.com/bg25x9s

And here is what the well dressed peeress wore to a ball in 1953:

http://tinyurl.com/ars8lre