Queen’s visits
The new Queen was met at Newton Abbot’s railway station on July 2 of this year, the first time a monarch had graced the town since Charles I in 1625.
WELCOME: The Queen steps from the Royal Train onto the richly-carpeted platform of Newton Abbot Railway Station to be welcomed by Earl Fortescue, Lord Lieutenant of Devon.
RIGHT: How the Mid-Devon Advertiser covered the news of the Queen and the Duke of
Edinburgh’s visit to the town as they attended the Royal Show at Stover.
20 QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE
EYES FRONT: The young queen inspects the Guard of Honour at Courtenay Park, Newton Abbot, before heading off to the Devon Agricultural Show between Forches Cross and Stover.
1952
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