WHEN the Duke of Edinburgh visited the region back in 1957 his visit with Her Majesty The Queen included a stop off in Hagley. On St George’s Day, April 23, Prince Philip accompanied his wife Queen Elizabeth II on a tour of the region which also included visits to Stourbridge, Brierley Hill, Dudley, Halesowen and Kidderminster. A report which was compiled by Don Freeth in June 2002, based on a paper read by Mrs D Nock to the Hagley Historical and Field Society on October 26 1965, said residents had worked hard to give Hagley Railway Station a makeover ahead of the Royal arrival by train.
The Queen and Prince Philip pulled into Hagley Station on April 23, 1957, as the starting point of their royal tour of the West Midlands. Photos courtesy of Mr D Ferguson ON the day that Buckingham Palace announce the death of the Prince Philip, aged 99, we take a trip down memory lane to 1957 when the Duke of Edinburgh and Her Majesty the Queen stopped off in Kidderminster as part of their royal tour. On St George’s Day, Tuesday April 23, the Queen and Prince Philip came to the village as the starting point for her royal tour of the West Midlands, which included Kidderminster, Hagley, Halesowen and Stourbridge.
The Queen and Prince Philip pulled into Hagley Station on April 23, 1957, as the starting point of their royal tour of the West Midlands. Photos courtesy of Mr D Ferguson ON the day that Buckingham Palace announce the death of the Prince Philip, aged 99, we take a trip down memory lane to 1957 when the Duke of Edinburgh and Her Majesty the Queen stopped off in Hagley as part of their royal tour. On St George’s Day, Tuesday April 23, the Queen and Prince Philip came to the village as the starting point for her royal tour of the West Midlands, which included Hagley, Kidderminster, Halesowen and Stourbridge.