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Greggs is the latest major retailer to say they will not be opening on Monday to allow staff time off to commemorate the Queen s passing, following the likes of McDonald s. ....
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. ....
IN a way the death of the Duke of Edinburgh will take a bit of fun out of Royal visits. Accompanying The Queen, Prince Philip visited Worcester five times and there was always expectation in the air as to what he might say. Reporters hoovered through the crowds afterwards seeking out the people he had spoken to in case there was a quotable, or maybe unquotable, line. However, the Prince, for all his unpredictability, never obliged in the Faithful City. The deferential few paces behind Her Majesty on royal walkabouts, Philip invariably had a twinkle in his eye and the keen observation of a military man. Not much escaped his attention. And, of course, there was the wicked sense of humour. ....