Visit of Queen Elizabeth in June 1958
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Newport as part of a tour of Fife on 30th June 1958. They were met by local dignitaries and cheering crowds on the High Street, then departed from the pier to the Royal Yacht Britannia which was moored out in the river off East Newport. In this picture the queen is seen making her way down the pier to the awaiting royal barge. The Duke is just visible and behind him is Provost Thomas Wishart. The high divide between the two sides of the pier is lined with onlookers.
Date of creation
30.6.1958Date of coverage
30.6.1958Place
Newport PierLicense
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC-BY-NC-ND)Reference number
NOT.1904Format
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Newport (1194)
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1958 Royal Visit (12)
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