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Remembering when The Queen went walkabout in Stratford (Stratford upon Avon Herald)

Charles Bates was mayor of Stratford when The Queen and Prince Philip came to Stratford in 1996 on the 800th anniversary of the town's charter.

As we got to the town hall my daughter was looking down on the royal party from one of the windows standing on a chair, which she hopped off. At Waterside there was the unveiling of the new Swan Fountain. The next location was the Guild Chapel. The Queen and the Duke went round Old Town, while the police escorted myself in the mayor’s car the wrong way up Chapel Lane. At the top of Chapel Lane there were a few councillors waiting to greet her. As we proceeded to the town hall, we passed a Salvation Army officer, who was stood by a parking sign. I’ve have quite a few photos from the day and Tess and Prince Philip are laughing together in all of them, she had a marvellous day. “The Queen and Prince Philip were in quite high spirits; they obviously really enjoyed the visit. Sharing a few anecdotes, Charles recalls how he and his wife Tessa – who sadly passed away in 2020 – acted as hosts to the royal pair.

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Platinum Jubilee: WWII veteran who served alongside Prince Philip ... (iNews)

Alfred Conway, 96, from Anderby Creek, Lincolnshire, saw active service in the Royal Navy alongside the Duke Of Edinburgh, who was then Lieutenant Philip ...

She first attended the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance in 1945 as the then 19-year-old Princess Elizabeth. He kept his rank, but he was friends with everybody. “He was sociable. It was the closest he had ever been to her. “On the way back to Sydney, that is when they dropped the atomic bomb. I found it emotional.”

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Queen was 'impressed' by Prince Philip's risky gesture after ... (Daily Express)

THE QUEEN was 'impressed' by Prince Philip's big gesture after their first encounter, a royal documentary has revealed.

Queen Elizabeth II’s reign will be celebrated at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday as part of a four-day bank holiday to mark the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee. A Service of Thanksgiving will be held at 11.30am and is expected to be the largest gathering of the Royal Family since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding four years ago. Commander Vaughan said: “The rumours then started. Everyone said: ‘Oh yes, they fell in love. According to a royal documentary, Elizabeth and Philip’s romance began soon after their first encounter, and the future Queen was reportedly “impressed” by the young cadet’s risky gesture at the end of the royal visit. “And we all rowed downstream and followed in the wake of the V&A until she cleared the harbour. THE QUEEN was "impressed" by Prince Philip's big gesture after their first encounter, a royal documentary has revealed.

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