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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.
For decades, the British royal family has regularly made trips to Australia. Queen Elizabeth herself visited Australia 16 times, the first trip coming in 1954, when she became the first reigning ...
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 ...
The Queen in Australia is a 1954 documentary about the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Australia in 1954. It was the first colour film made in Australia. [2] It was released in the US by the Australian government information service. [3]
Presentation of a book of the Six Decades of H.M.The Queen's Commonwealth and State Visits, 18 December 2012. Queen Elizabeth II undertook a number of state and official visits over her 70-year reign (1952 to 2022), [1] as well as trips throughout the Commonwealth, making her the most widely travelled head of state in history.
An illuminated kangaroo and lion on Williams Ltd in East Street also drew attention during the nights preceding the royal visit. [20] A fireworks display at the Rockhampton Showgrounds on 12 March 1954 signalled the start of week-long celebrations marking the imminent arrival of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in Rockhampton.
Lady Pamela Hicks has served as witness to key moments in British royal history. ... a country on the verge of civil war and she watched the birth of two nations through these very young, immature ...
English: Guests pictured at the Royal Ball, Brisbane, 1954. A ball was held in Brisbane City Hall in honour of the royal visit of Queen Elizabeth. This elegantly dressed group of people were photographed enjoying drinks at the ball.