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February 23, 2016 - Royal visit on display

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Today, February 23, marks the 50th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s first visit to the Virgin Islands. Her Majesty was accompanied by her husband, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

In recognition of  the 50th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s first visit to the Virgin Islands, Old Government House Museum has put together an interactive slide show of the scenes of the 1977 visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.  The photos were taken by Paul Wattley, who later became The Honourable Minister for Communications.  The interactive slide show is available for viewing by the public at the Royal Visits Room of Old Government House Museum on the first floor.

During that visit, Her Majesty opened the Sir Francis Drake Highway and the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge. The Queen toured Peebles Hospital, Government House, the Territory’s secondary school, the Agricultural Station in Road Town and visited Virgin Gorda and the Little Dix Bay Hotel.

At the official ceremony to welcome The Queen, the Administrator of the Territory, His Honour Mr. Martin Samuel Staveley presented Her Majesty with a gift, a Virgin Islands sloop made by Captain Ira Smith. Subsequently, Her Majesty visited the Territory in 1977.

This year also marks the 90th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II which will be observed in the Territory on Thursday, April 21.   
To commemorate the occasion, Buckingham Palace approved the request from His Excellency the Governor Mr. John S. Duncan, OBE, with the agreement of Cabinet to mark this historic event on the actual date of Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday, April 21.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch In September 2015. The Queen is Head of State of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms.