Such was the interest, Memory Lane delved into the archives to find out more about the occasion and, indeed, those elsewhere on the Fylde Coast.
Dick said: “Perhaps the most famous royal visit to Fleetwood came in September 1847, when Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, returned from their holiday to Scotland, through the new port of Fleetwood. The great and the good of Lancashire were present to see the young Queen step onto County soil for the first time."
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Crowds wait for Princess Margaret in Cleveleys on the corner of The Crescent and Victoria Road
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Memory lane on saturdayJuly 22ndThe Queen at Rossall School with teacher Vivien Ivell and headmaster Richard Rhodes / 1994 | jpimediaresell
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The scene in Talbot Square when the King and Queen talked with War heroes during their visit in 1938 | other