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By Jill Booth (14/09/2022) I, too, was at Longmeadow School when the Queen visited in 1959. I had come to Stevenage in 1953, or thereabouts, when the Admiralty sent my father to work at Hawker Siddley on the design of the Blue Streak and Blue Water rockets before moving to English Electric to work on the English Electric Lightening.
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Queen Elizabeth II undertook a number of state and official visits over her 70-year reign (1952 to 2022), as well as trips throughout the Commonwealth, making her the most widely travelled head of state in history. She did not require a British passport for travelling overseas, as all British passports were issued in her name.
The visit of Queen Elizabeth was soon after the completion of the “New Town” in Stevenage. She visited the New Town Square, and then named it “Queensway”. This was commemorated with the unveiling of a panel on the clock tower, which still has an inscription on its face today.
Aug 9, 2023 · The free exhibition gives visitors the opportunity to see some never-before-seen colour images, including the first of Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Stevenage in 1959, along with the visit from...
Aug 9, 2023 · The free exhibition gives visitors the opportunity to see some never-before-seen colour images, including the first of Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Stevenage in 1959, along with the visit from...
Sep 8, 2022 · Queen Elizabeth II visited at least 117 countries and travelled over a million miles in her 70-year reign.
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Sep 8, 2022 · Her first visit to Crawley as Queen came on June 9 1958, when she officially opened the revamped and extended Gatwick Airport. She then headed into Crawley where she planted a tree as she opened the newly completed Queens Square.
