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Has the queen ever been in Accrington? I know shes been in blackburn but wasnt sure about accrington , if so is there any pictures?

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near sure she was in accy in the 50s, around about coronation time, remember all the union jacks from peoples bedroom windows, was only a kid at time,so could be wrong, if she was there will be photos in the observer,which you can acess at the referance library, sorry best i can do.

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Before I grew older and wiser (i.e. before life experience) I was a young royalist who collected glossy 'royalty magazines' in the early 50's.

I distinctly remember the queen's (note lack of capital Q) visit to Accrington as part of her UK 'tour of ascension to the throne'.

I stood with my primary school mates, waving my little flag, at the bottom of Burnley Rd, as the Rolls sped past with the windows up. All I got was a quick glimpse of the duke.

I don't think that her car even made a stop in Accrington, so we were no more worth a visit then, any more than we are now, as Hyndburn

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I remember the Queen's visit .. :D Must haved only been about 400 yards from you Margaret .. was just a little up on the left after the junction of Penny House Lane and Burnley Road.

My memory was that she was in an open top car, and although only a fleeting glance, can remember what a beautiful complexion she had.

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ah so thats what it was,knew she'd been to accy, if only to drive through, see fcstanley i knew the "owd codgers" would come to the rescue.:rofl38:

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I was further en route - she must have had the Rolls top put back up after she saw your lot :D

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we must all have stood together
me in my little cubs outfit think we must have had time of school
st johns at the time
almost sure photos were in the obbie ;)

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:tongueout:silly: Cheeky.

Hey, Beechy ! I was in the Brownies, then the Guides at St. Johns' .. 'course you a lot younger than me, (well, would have seemed it at the time) but we probably walked in the same processions on walking days ! Sorry thread wander.

Sure someone on here will have a photo somewhere.

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I wasnt around if she was in accy, but i do remeber princess diana coming to church, visiting joseph arnolds i think it was:D

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my grandad worked there at that time and my aunty they always tell me about when she came to visit.

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you still got that rabbit willow?

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I remember getting silver spoons in 1977 for the jubilee, and ya know what iv still got em:D

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I was in Venice on Jubilee day 1977.
So glad I missed the palavar :D

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i remember that too, i'd of only been about 5/6 at the time, my grandad used to work there too