Royal visit to FoD Wednesday 24 April 1957 (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Monday, January 10, 2011, 08:06 (5071 days ago) @ tonyjenkins

Source "The Times" newspaper archive

Court Circular April 22nd 1957

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh attended
by the Countess of Leicester, Lieutenant-
Colenel the Hon. Martin Charteris and Squadron
Leader Christopher Blount, left Windsor this evening
in the Royal train for a tour of Worcestershire
Herefordshire and the Forest of Dean.

Court Circular April 23rd 1957 ( St George's Day)

( The Royal day was taken up touring Worcestershire - starting
at Hagley Station , going on to Oldbury , Rowley Regis,
Brierley Hill glassworks , Stourbridge, train to Worcester for
an evening Reception with the Mayor, before rejoining the Royal Train)

Court Circular April 24th 1957 (Wednesday)

(The Royal Party arrived at Henwick Station)

(Earlier in the day the Royal party had been to Malvern, Hereford and Ross on Wye)

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the
Forest of Dean and on arrival at the Speech House
were received by the Duke of Beaufort ( Her Majesty's
Lieutenant for Gloucestershire ) and the Viscount
Bledisloe ( the Senior Verderer ) and later proceeded
to Badminton ( Home of the Duke of Beaufort)

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.......the Ross Gazette staff worked day and night to produce a paper 12 hours after the visit of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh in April 1957.

I suspect that the Royal party timed the visit to also attend the Badminton Horse Trials, which were certainly being held on Thursday April 25th .)

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