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Queen Elizabeth II reads a speech in Sydney, 1954. Since 1867, the British royal family has visited Australia over fifty times, with only six visits before 1954. Elizabeth II was the first reigning monarch of Australia to have set foot on Australian soil; she first did so on 3 February 1954, when she was 27 years old.
The Queen became the first reigning Australian monarch to set foot on Australian soil when she arrived in Sydney on 3 February 1954. In 1953, it was announced that, subject to royal assent , the northern approach to the newly constructed Fitzroy Bridge would be called Queen Elizabeth Drive to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II .
Queen Elizabeth herself visited Australia 16 times, the first trip coming in 1954, when she became the first reigning monarch of Australia to step foot on Australian soil. During that visit, the ...
Queen Elizabeth, then Princess Elizabeth, had been en route to Australia as part of a larger royal tour on Feb. 6, 1952 when she found out, at just 25 years old, that her father King George VI ...
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The Queen in Australia at A Place to Think:ABC – contains a copy of the film; The Queen in Australia at IMDb; The Queen in Australia at National Film and Sound Archive; The Queen in Australia at Oz Movies; The Queen in Australia at Australian Screen Online; Article on making of The Queen in Australia at National Film and Sound Archive
The King is embarking on his 16th official visit and 17th overall to Australia – but his first as the country’s monarch. Royal tours of Australia: Security scares, a kiss and the baby ...