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STATE VISIT TO NORTHERN IRELAND

OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

AND HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

JULY, 1953

BELFAST HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE

One Shilling and Sixpence Net VISIT TO NORTHERN IRELAND OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

1st July — 3rd July, 1953

WEDNESDAY, 1st JULY

ARRIVAL IN NORTHERN IRELAND

5.0 p.m.

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH attended by :—

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR DAVID MAXWELL FYFE, G.C.V.O., Q.C., M.P., The Minister in Attendance ; THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR ALAN LASCELLES, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.M.G., M.C., The Private Secretary to the Queen ; MAJOR SIR MICHAEL ADEANE, K.C.V.O., C.B., The Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen ; THE COUNTESS OF EUSTON, The -in-Waiting ; CAPTAIN THE LORD PLUNKET, The Equerry-in-Waiting ; will arrive at the Royal Air Force Station, Aldergrove, Co. .

THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will be received by His EXCELLENCY THE LORD WAKEHURST, K.C.M.G., Governor of Northern Ireland.

His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR will Present GROUP-CAPTAIN D. I. COOTE, C.B.E., the Station Commander, and AIR MARSHAL SIR ALICK C. STEVENS, K.B.E., C.B., the Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Coastal Command.

THE QUEEN will inspect a Guard of Honour found by the Royal Air Force under the Command of FLIGHT LIEUTENANT M. W. R. SHORE.

A Bouquet will be presented to HER MAJESTY by Miss CARAGH MARY COOTE.

page three WEDNESDAY, 1st JULY—continued WEDNESDAY, 1st JULY—continued His EXCELLENCY will then Present THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD RATHCAVAN, Representatives of the Services in Northern Ireland Her Majesty's Lieutenant of the County of Antrim; CAPTAIN T. M. O'NEILL, D.L., M.P., High Sheriff, and THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE CAPTAIN D. H. CONNELL-FULLER, R.N., Senior Naval Officer, Northern Ireland. BROOKEBOROUGH, C.B.E., M.C., D.L., M.P., Prime Minister of Northern LT.-GENERAL J. D. WOODALL, K.B.E., C.B., M.C., The General Officer Commanding Ireland. the Northern Ireland District.

The following will have the honour of being Presented to THE QUEEN and THE AIR COMMODORE H. J. G. E. PROUD, C.B.E., Senior Air Force Officer, Northern Ireland. DUKE OF EDINBURGH by the PRIME MINISTER : SIR RICHARD PIM, V.R.D., Inspector General, Royal Ulster Constabulary. Members of the Cabinet 5-15 p.m. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. B. MAGINESS, Q.C., M.P., Minister of Finance and Minister of Home Affairs. THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will then proceed by car to Government House, Hillsborough. MAJOR THE RIGHT HONOURABLE IVAN NEILL, M.P., Minister of Labour and National Insurance. Procession of Cars THE RIGHT HONOURABLE H. C. MIDGLEY, M.P., Minister of Education. Escort Car : The Inspector General, Royal Ulster Constabulary THE REV. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R. MOORE, M.P., Minister of Agriculture. First Car : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. V. MCCLEERY, M.P., Minister of Commerce. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH THE RIGHT HONOURABLE DAME DEHRA PARKER, D.B.E., M.P., Minister of Health Second Car: His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF NORTHERN IRELAND and Local Government. The Minister in Attendance Her Majesty's Lieutenant of the County of Antrim SENATOR LT.-COLONEL THE RIGHT HONOURABLE A. R. G. GORDON, C.B.E., D.S.O., D.L., Minister in the Senate. Third Car : The Private Secretary to The Queen Lady-in-Waiting THE RIGHT HONOURABLE J. E. WARNOCK, Q.C., M.P., Attorney General. Equerry-in-Waiting SIR ROBERT GRANSDEN, C.B.E., Secretary to the Cabinet. Fourth Car : The Assistant Private Secretary to The Queen The Private Secretary to The Governor The following will have the honour of being Presented by His EXCELLENCY THE Escort Car : Royal Ulster Constabulary GOVERNOR : Her Majesty's Lieutenants 5-52 p.m. SENATOR THE MOST HONOURABLE THE MARQUIS OF HAMILTON, The Lieutenant In passing through the Procession will halt and ALBERT STEVENSON, ESQ., of the County of Tyrone. O.B.E., J.p., Chairman of the Urban District Council will be Presented to HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF THE OF , C.M.G., The Lieutenant of the County of Fermanagh. EDINBURGH by Her Majesty's Lieutenant. CAPTAIN THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE , O.B.E., R.N.V.R., The The Chairman will Present the Members of the Urban District Council and the Lieutenant of the County of Down. Town Clerk:— COLONEL THE LORD GLENTORAN, M.P., The Lieutenant of the County of the City H. BRUCE, ESQ., VICE-CHAIRMAN, J. CLARKE, ESQ., MRS. S. CROTHERS, M.B.E., of Belfast. J. S. CUMINS, ESQ., W. DICK, ESQ., B. H. GREER, ESQ., J.P., J. HOWARD, ESQ., J. A. MCKEOWN, ESQ., W. J. MCMULLEN, ESQ., H. C. B. MCNALLY, ESQ., CAPTAIN THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR NORMAN STRONGE, BT., M.C., M.P., The G. S. MOORE, ESQ., H. MUNN, ESQ., J. WARD, ESQ., and A. BOWMAN, ESQ., and Lieutenant of the County of . T. H. MACDONALD, ESQ., M.B.E., Town Clerk. COLONEL SIR BASIL MCFARLAND, BT., The Lieutenant of the County of the City A bouquet will be presented to THE QUEEN by MISS CATHERINE A. IRWIN. of Londonderry. A souvenir gift will be presented to THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH by MASTER CAPTAIN W. L. LENOX-CONYNGHAM , The Lieutenant of the County of Londonderry. D. MUNN.

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WEDNESDAY, 1st JULY—continued

6.08 p.m. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will arrive at Government House. THE QUEEN will inspect the Guard found by The Royal Irish Fusiliers under the Command of MAJOR D. NEILL. THEIR EXCELLENCIES THE GOVERNOR and THE LADY WAKEHURST will give a State Dinner Party at Government House.

w-.- THURSDAY, 2nd JULY

VISIT TO BELFAST 10.50 a.m. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, accompanied by THEIR EXCELLENCIES THE GOVERNOR and THE LADY WAKEHURST, The Minister in Attendance, The Prime Minister and Lady Brookeborough, and attended by their Households in Waiting, will LISBURN : CASTLE STREET leave Government House and proceed by car to the Sir William Whitla Hall, The Queen's University.

The Royal Procession will be marshalled in the following order :—

Escort Car : The Inspector General, Royal Ulster Constabulary

First Car : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Second Car : His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR HER EXCELLENCY THE LADY WAKEHURST

Third Car : The Minister in Attendance The Private Secretary to The Queen

Fourth Car : The Prime Minister Lady Brookeborough Fifth Car : Lady-in-Waiting Equerry-in-Waiting Sixth Car : The Assistant Private Secretary to The Queen The Private Secretary to The Governor

Escort Car : Royal Ulster Constabulary

The Route taken will be via Hillsborough, Lisburn, Dunmurry, Lisburn Road, Elmwood Avenue.

Architect : John McGeagh, A.R.I.B.A. page six THE SIR WILLIAM WHITLA HALL THURSDAY, 2nd JULY—continued THURSDAY, 2nd JULY—continued 11.33 a.m. THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will be received at the City Boundary by Her Majesty's Lieutenant of The County of The City of Belfast The Procession will enter the Hall and The State Trumpeters will sound a Flourish. who will Present ALDERMAN PERCIVAL BROWN, C.B.E., F.A.I., The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor of Belfast, and J. DUNLOP, ESQ., C.B.E., the Representatives of the Churches, Public Bodies and other Organisations shown in the Appendix will have the honour of being Presented to HER MAJESTY. Town Clerk. A Bouquet will be presented to HER MAJESTY by Miss JULIANA BROOKE. 11.28 a.m. 12.03 p.m. On arrival at The Queen's University HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will be received by At the conclusion of the Ceremony, the Royal Procession will be re-formed and will FIELD MARSHAL THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE VISCOUNT ALANBROOKE, K.G., move down the Central Aisle. G.C.B., O.M., G.C.V.O., D.S.O., LL.D., Chancellor of The Queen's University, who 12.08 p.m. will Present S. T. IRWIN, ESQ., C.B.E., B.A., M.CH., F.R.C.S., M.P., Chairman of Convocation and ERIC ASHBY, ESQ., D.SC., SC.D., D.I.C., F.L.S., President and HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS will leave the Sir William Whitla Vice-Chancellor, and who will conduct the Royal Party to the Sir William Hall for the City Hall. Whitla Hall. The approach to the Hall will be lined by Civil Defence and Auxiliary Fire Service Volunteers. The Procession of cars will be marshalled as before. The Route taken will be via University Road, Shaftesbury Square, Road, PRESENTATION CEREMONY Bedford Street, Donegall Square West, Donegall Square North.

In the Vestibule THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will be received AT THE CITY HALL by the Prime Minister and Members of the Cabinet and will be conducted to 12.15 p.m. the Dais in Procession marshalled as follows :— HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will arrive at the City Hall Grounds and will be received Yeomen of the Guard by THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD MAYOR. Her Majesty's Lieutenant The Minister in the Senate THE QUEEN will inspect a Guard of Honour with Colours found by The Royal of the County of the Navy, under the Command of LIEUTENANT B. L. F. CLARKE, R.N.; The 1st City of Belfast Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, under the Command of MAJOR The Minister of Health The Minister of Commerce J. C. HASTINGS; and The Royal Air Force, under the Command of FLIGHT and Local Government LIEUTENANT M. W. R. SHORE. The Minister of Agriculture The Minister of Education The Avenue to the City Hall will be lined with detachments from The Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve; The 6th Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles (T.A.), and The Minister of Labour The Minister of Finance The Royal Auxiliary Air Force. and National Insurance and Minister of Home Affairs In the Vestibule the LADY MAYORESS and MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL will have The Prime Minister the honour of being Presented to THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH by THE LORD MAYOR. HER EXCELLENCY THE LADY WAKEHURST HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR 12.30 p.m. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS will move in Procession up the Central Staircase to the Lord Mayor's Parlour. Sir David Maxwell Fyfe The Staircase will be lined by Pipers from the undermentioned Regiments :— The Countess of Euston The Right Honourable 429 (Antrim) Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery (T.A.); 661 (Ulster) Field Sir Alan Lascelles Regiment, Royal Artillery (T.A.); 1st Battalion, The ; 1st Captain The Lord Plunket Major Sir Michael Adeane Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers; 5th Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (T.A.); 6th Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles (T.A.); Captain Ralph Benson 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Fusiliers; 5th Battalion, The Royal Irish Fusiliers (T.A.). A.D.C. A.DC. page eight page nine THURSDAY, 2nd JULY—continued

The Procession will be marshalled as follows :—

Sergeant at Mace Sergeant at Mace The Lord Mayor HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN The Lady Mayoress HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

HER EXCELLENCY THE HIS EXCELLENCY THE LADY WAKEHURST GOVERNOR

The Town Clerk Sir David Maxwell Fyfe Lady Brookeborough The Prime Minister Major Sir Michael Adeane Sir Alan Lascelles Captain The Lord Plunket The Countess of Euston

Captain Ralph Benson PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, STORMONT Architect : Sir Arnold Thornely, F.R.I.B.A.

The Members of the Council and Guests will proceed to their seats in the Banqueting Hall.

12.45 p.m. THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will move in Procession to the Banqueting Hall, there to honour the Lord Mayor and the Members of the Belfast Corporation by Their Presence at Luncheon.

2.05 p.m. At the conclusion of Luncheon THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will proceed to the Lord Mayor's Parlour.

2.20 p.m. HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS accompanied by the Royal Party will leave the City Hall and will drive to Balmoral Show Grounds. The Procession will be marshalled as before. The Route to be taken will be via Donegall Square North, Donegall Square West, Bedford Street, Dublin Road, Shaftesbury Square, Lisburn Road, Balmoral Avenue, Harberton Park.

2.35 p.m. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will arrive at the Harberton Park Entrance to the Show Grounds of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society and will be received by LT.-COLONEL THE RIGHT HONOURABLE A. R. G. GORDON, C.B.E., D.S.O., D.L., President of the Society, who will Present MAJOR C. A. M. ALEXANDER, M.C., D.L., Deputy President, and S. Clarke, Esq., M.B.E., Secretary.

CITY HALL, BELFAST Architect : Sir Brumwell Thomas, F.R.I.B.A. page ten THURSDAY, 2nd JULY—continued THURSDAY, 2nd JULY—continued PARADE OF YOUTH ORGANISATIONS PARADE OF EX-SERVICE ORGANISATIONS The Ulster Members of the following Youth Organisations will be on Parade:— HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, accompanied by HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS Air Training Corps, Army Cadet Force, Boy Scouts, Boys' Auxiliary, Boys' THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, will inspect a combined Parade of Northern Brigade, British Red Cross Society (Junior Branch), Church Lads' Brigade, Ireland Ex-Servicemen and Ex-Servicewomen in the Car Park at the Show Federation of Boys' Clubs, Federation of Girls' Clubs and Mixed Clubs, Grounds. Girls' Life Brigade, Girls' Brigade, Girl Guides, Irish C. E. Union (Junior Branch), National Council of Y.M.C.A's. (Youth Section), Northern Ireland At the entrance to the Car Park, HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS Association of Training Corps for Girls, St. John Ambulance Brigade will be received by CAPTAIN THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR NORMAN STRONGE, (Ambulance and Nursing Cadets), Sea Cadets, The Young Farmers' Clubs. BT., M.C., H.M.L., M.P., on behalf of the Organisations on Parade.

The following will have the honour of being Presented by SIR NORMAN STRONGE :— 3.10 p.m.

W. R. KNOX, ESQ., M.B.E., M.M., J.P., Chairman, British Legion. The arrival of HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and HIS, ROYAL HIGHNESS , THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH in the Jumping Enclosure will be signalled REAR-ADMIRAL M. S. SLATTERY, C.B., R.N. (Ret'd.), Vice-President, The by a Fanfare of Trumpets sounded by members of the Boys' Brigade. Royal Naval Association. MAJOR H. PORTER, Chairman, Royal Artillery Association, Northern Ireland The Queen's car will drive slowly round the Enclosure in which the Youth District. Organisations will be assembled. AIR-COMMODORE A. R. CHURCHMAN, D.F.C., R.A.F. (Ret'd.), President, Royal Air Force Association, Northern Ireland. At the Dais J. G. CALVERT, ESQ., Chairman of the Standing Conference of Youth Organisations in Northern Ireland, and WING COMMANDER J. HIGGINSON, LT.-GENERAL SIR JAMES HARTIGAN, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., President, British O.B.E., J.p., Chairman of the Youth Committee for Northern Ireland will have Legion, Ireland (Southern). the honour of being Presented by His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR. CAPT. J. L. BENNET, C.B.E., National Vice-President, British Legion. CAPT. T. W. YARNELL, M.B.E., Treasurer, British Legion. The Parade will then stand at the Salute and the National Anthem will be played by The Royal Marine Band of H.M.SDrake. W. SUTHERLAND, ESQ., O.B.E., Secretary, British Legion. THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, accompanied by THEIR The Parade will be under the Command of MAJOR W. F. IRVINE. EXCELLENCIES and conducted by MR J. G. CALVERT and WING COMMANDER J. HIGGINSON, will visit the Units in the Enclosure and Leaders will have At the conclusion of the Inspection THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF the honour of being Presented. EDINBURGH will be conducted to the Dais and THE QUEEN will take the Salute at a March Past of the Ex-Servicemen on Parade. PROCESSION TO STORMONT No. 502 (Ulster) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force will fly past. 3.45 p.m. The Band of The 1st Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers will be in attendance at the Parade. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH accompanied by the Royal Party, will leave Balmoral Show Grounds and will drive to Stormont. 3.05 p.m. The Procession of Cars will be marshalled as before. HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS will leave the Car Park and drive to the Jumping Enclosure in the Show Grounds. The Route taken will be via Harberton Park, Balmoral Avenue, Malone Road, Old Stranmillis Road, Stranmillis Embankment, King's Bridge, Annadale THEIR EXCELLENCIES THE GOVERNOR and THE LADY WAKEHURST will proceed to the Embankment, Ormeau Park, Ravenhill Road, Albertbridge Road, Upper Jumping Enclosure and Members of the Royal Party will be conducted to their Road, Prince of Wales Avenue. seats in the Royal Stand.

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ROYAL VISIT BELFAST JULY. 1953 PROCESSIONAL ROUTE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY REFERENCE ROUTE BALMORAL square THE APPROXIMATE TIMETABLE OF THE ROYAL SHOW GROUND PROCESSION IS INDICATED AS FOLLOWS: 110 A.M. -12-30 P.M. 2 15 P.M. - 4 30 P.M. 5-45 P.M. - 6 15 P.M.

SCALE ROAD NEWTOWNARDS UPPER

BOTANIC GARDENS NOTE. INSETS NOT TO SCALE THURSDAY, 2nd JULY—continued THURSDAY, 2nd JULY—continued 4.20 p.m. The Procession will be re-formed and will proceed via the Central Hall and Senate As the Royal Procession enters the Stormont Estate a Royal Salute of twenty-one Lobby to the Robing Room. guns will be fired by 661 (Ulster) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (T.A.). Members of the Senate and the House of Commons will return to their Chambers. The Prince of Wales Avenue will be lined by members of the Women's Services, Combined Cadet Force, Home Guard, St. John Ambulance Brigade, British Red Cross and by Nurses. THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will move in Procession to the Senate and Commons Chambers where Members will have the honour of being On arrival at the Lower Terrace HER MAJESTY will inspect a Guard of Honour Presented by the respective Speakers. found by The 1st Battalion, The Irish Guards, under the Command of CAPTAIN THE LORD MONTEAGLE. The Royal Procession will move to the Prime Minister's Room and thence to the Dining Room where HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS will honour the Speakers and Members of both Houses at Tea. ADDRESSES BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OF NORTHERN IRELAND 5.30 p.m. 4.25 p.m. THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will proceed to the Entrance THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will leave the Dining Room to Parliament Buildings where they will be received by THE RIGHT HONOURABLE and move to the front Vestibule where they will take leave of the Speakers. SIR ROLAND NUGENT, D.L., Speaker of the Senate, and CAPTAIN THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR NORMAN STRONGE, BT., M.C., H.M.L., M.P., Speaker of the THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, accompanied by the Royal House of Commons who will be accompanied by MAJOR G. THOMSON, Party will be conducted by the Prime Minister and Lady Brookeborough to C.B.E., D.S.O., Clerk of the Parliaments of Northern Ireland. the Royal Enclosure on the Plateau.

A Procession will be marshalled in the following order :—

A.D.C. A.D.C. GOVERNMENT GARDEN PARTY Private Secretary to Private Secretary to The Governor The Queen HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS will join the guests at the Garden Clerk of the Parliaments Party. HER EXCELLENCY THE HIS EXCELLENCY THE LADY WAKEHURST GOVERNOR HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS will be graciously pleased to plant two trees in commemoration of the Coronation Visit to Northern Ireland. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN DUKE OF EDINBURGH A number of Presentations will be made. The Minister in Attendance The Bands of The Irish Guards and The Royal Air Force will play during the Garden Party. The Procession will descend the Central Staircase to the Great Hall where the Members of the Senate and the House of Commons will be assembled in Joint Session. There will also be a Display of massed Pipe Bands from the under-mentioned Regiments :— As HER MAJESTY descends the Staircase a Flourish of Trumpets will be sounded by the State Trumpeters. The Staircase will be lined by Yeomen of The Guard. 429 (Antrim) Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery (T.A.); 661 (Ulster) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (T.A.); 1st Battalion, The Irish Guards; 1st Battalion, ADDRESSES by the Senate and the House of Commons of Northern Ireland will be The King's Own Scottish Borderers; 1st Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling read by the Speakers of the respective Houses. Fusiliers; 5th;Battalion,The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (T.A.);" 6th Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles (T.A.); 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Fusiliers; 5th HER MAJESTY will be graciously pleased to read a Reply. Battalion, The Royal Irish Fusiliers (T.A.); The Queen's University Training Corps (T.A.).

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5.50 p.m. THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will take leave of the Prime Minister and Lady Brookeborough and, accompanied by THEIR EXCELLENCIES and the Minister in Attendance and attended by their Households in Waiting, will drive to Government House. The Route will be via Prince of Wales Avenue, Upper Newtownards Road, Knock Road, Hillfoot Road, Village, Purdysburn Fever Hospital, Ballylesson, Ballyaughlis, Hillhall, Lisburn, Hillsborough.

VISIT TO COUNTIES OF ANTRIM, LONDONDERRY AND THE COUNTY OF LONDONDERRY

FRIDAY, 3rd JULY, 1953 10.38 a.m. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE? DUKE OF EDINBURGH, accompanied by THEIR EXCELLENCIES THE GOVERNOR and THE LADY WAKEHURST and the Minister in Attendance, and attended by their Households in Waiting, will leave Government House and will proceed by car to the Railway Station at Lisburn.

The Royal Procession will be marshalled in the following order :— Escort Car : The Inspector General, Royal Ulster Constabulary. First Car : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Second Car : His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR HER EXCELLENCY THE LADY WAKEHURST

Third Car : The Minister in Attendance The Private Secretary to the Queen

Fourth Car : Lady-in-Waiting Equerry-in-Waiting Fifth Car : The Assistant Private Secretary to The Queen The Private Secretary to the Governor Escort Car : Royal Ulster Constabulary

10.50 a.m. HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS will be received at the Station by Her Majesty's Lieutenant of the County of Antrim who will Present THE LORD GLENAVY, Chairman of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland), MR. G. B. HOWDEN, Chairman, and MR. J. A. CLARKE, M. INST. T., General Manager, Ulster Transport Authority.

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BALLYMONEY FRIDAY, 3rd JULY—continued

10.55 a.m.

THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will proceed from Lisburn by Special Train to Lisahally, Co. Londonderry.

The Royal Train will stop at Ballymena, and .

AT BALLYMENA 11.50 a.m.

ALDERMAN A. J. GILLESPIE, J.P., Mayor of Ballymena, and COUNCILLOR T. WILSON, Deputy Mayor, will have the honour of being Presented to THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH by Her Majesty's Lieutenant.

HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS will be conducted to a Dais where the following Members of the Borough Council and the Town Clerk will have the honour of being Presented by the Mayor :— ALDERMEN A. BEGGS and J. S. MCILHAGGA, COUNCILLORS W. ALEXANDER, W. MCNINCH, S. BARR, J. MORROW, J. D. HENRY, R. HUMPHRIES, P. J. BURKE, F. MCCLELLAND, O.B.E., J.P., J. HENRY, J.P., R. MCCOSH, and MAJOR T. H. R. DOWZER, and J. SIMPSON, ESQ., A.C.A.A., Town Clerk.

Her Majesty's Lieutenant will then Present P. B. WEBB, ESQ., Chairman, and W. S. WATERSIDE STREET HENDERSON, ESQ., A.C.A., Secretary, Antrim .

A souvenir gift will be presented to THE QUEEN by Miss EILEEN R. SIMPSON.

AT BALLYMONEY 12.37 p.m.

G. C. ASHE, ESQ., Chairman of the Urban District Council, will have the honour of being Presented to THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH by Her Majesty's Lieutenant.

HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS will be conducted to a Dais where the following Members of the Urban District Council and the Town Clerk will have the honour of being Presented by the Chairman :— COLERAINE J. P. OWENS, ESQ., J. H. BEARE, ESQ., R. B. PRICE, ESQ., J. MCAFEE, ESQ., J. DONAGHY, ESQ., J. R. HARRISON, ESQ., T. CARSON, ESQ., A. STUART, ESQ., B.L., J. MCCRACKEN, ESQ., W. BAIRD, ESQ., and H. G. CAMPBELL, ESQ., and W. HANNA, ESQ., Town Clerk.

Her Majesty's Lieutenant will then Present S. TORRENS, ESQ., J.P., Chairman, and J. HANNA, ESQ., Clerk, Ballymoney Rural District Council.

A souvenir gift will be presented to THE QUEEN by MRS. G. LESLIE.

TOWN HALL page twenty FRIDAY, 3rd JULY—continued FRIDAY, 3rd JULY—continued

AT COLERAINE 3.38 p.m. 1.05 p.m. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will be received by Her OF EDINBURGH will disembark. Her Majesty's Lieutenant will Present Majesty's Lieutenant of the County of Londonderry, who will Present ALDERMAN SAMUEL ORR, J.P., Mayor of Londonderry; THE MAYORESS; LT.-COL. D. J. CHRISTIE, High Sheriff of the County of Londonderry and Mayor HIS HONOUR ISAAC COPELAND, Recorder; J. J. HILL, ESQ., J.P., High Sheriff, of Coleraine. and R. H. HENDERSON, ESQ., A.C.A., Town Clerk.

HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS will be conducted to a Dais where HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS will be conducted by the Mayor the following Members of the Borough Council and the Town Clerk will have and Mayoress to Guildhall Square. Guards of Honour found by the Royal the honour of being Presented by the Mayor :— Navy (H.M.S. Sea Eagle and Third Training Squadron) and the Royal Air Force (Royal Air Force Station, Ballykelly), under the overall Command of ALDERMEN S. J. HENRY, J.P., M. ROSS, M.B.E., J.P., and J. D. MURPHY. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER C. R. SIMS, R.N., with Colours, will be mounted in COUNCILLORS E. BRANGAM, T. K. CALDWELL, O.B.E., C. HAMILTON, J. K. IRWIN, the Square. J. MCCLEMENTS, W. J. TOSH, J. R. PATTERSON, G. W. WILSON, N. F. CHRISTIE, J. FILLIS, J. CHRISTIE, and R. A. DALZELL, M.B.E., and W. E. HENRY, ESQ., THE QUEEN will inspect the Guard of Honour. Town Clerk. 3.50 p.m. Her Majesty's Lieutenant will then Present the following :— THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will drive from Guildhall D. H. CHRISTIE, ESQ., C.B.E., D.L., Chairman, and J. L. RANKIN, ESQ., Secretary, Square to Brooke Park. Londonderry County Council; J. W. STEWART, ESQ., Chairman, and B. W. HEZLETT, ESQ., Clerk, Coleraine Rural District Council and the Chairman of The Route to be taken will be via Shipquay Place, Waterloo Place, Strand Road the Coleraine Harbour Board. and Great James's Street.

Souvenir gifts will be presented to THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH Procession from Guildhall Square:— by MRS. D. J. CHRISTIE. Escort Car : Inspector General, Royal Ulster Constabulary

AT LISAHALLY First Car : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN 2.51 p.m. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will be received by ADMIRAL SIR MAURICE J. MANSERGH, Second Car : His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR K.C.B., C.B.E., Commander-in-Chief of the Plymouth Station and CAPTAIN HER EXCELLENCY THE LADY WAKEHURST D. H. CONNELL-FULLER, R.N., Senior Naval Officer, Northern Ireland, and, will be conducted on board H.M.S. Rocket (CAPTAIN G. E. FARDELL, R.N.). Third Car : Her Majesty's Lieutenant The Mayor of Londonderry 2.58 p.m. The Mayoress

H.M.S. Rocket wearing the Royal Standard, The Flag of the Lord High Admiral Fourth Car : The Minister in Attendance and the Union Flag and escorted by H.M. R.M.L. 498 (LIEUTENANT L. The Private Secretary to the Queen WHITE, R.N.V.R.), and H.M. R.M.L. 496 (LIEUTENANT G. E. SCOTT, R.N.V.R.) will proceed up river. Fifth Car : The Prime Minister Lady Brookeborough AT LONDONDERRY 3.33 p.m. Sixth Car : Lady-in-Waiting Equerry-in-Waiting H.M.S. Rocket will berth alongside The Guildhall, Londonderry. Seventh Car The Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen Her Majesty's Lieutenant of the County of the City of Londonderry will be invited The Private Secretary to the Governor to proceed on board and will welcome HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS. Escort Car : Royal Ulster Constabulary

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VISIT TO BROOKE PARK 3.55 p.m.

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will be present at a Garden Party at Brooke Park.

A bouquet will be presented to THE QUEEN by Miss M. F. WILSON.

A number of Presentations will be made.

THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will be graciously pleased to plant two trees in commemoration of the Coronation Visit to Londonderry. CITY AND LIBERTIES

4.25 p.m.

HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS will leave Brooke Park and drive to the Guildhall where they will honour the Mayor and Mayoress and Members of the Corporation at Tea. Members of the Corporation and the Harbour Board and Representatives of the Services and of the Honourable the Irish Society will have the honour of being Presented to THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH in the Guildhall.

Souvenir gifts will be presented to THE QUEEN and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH by the Mayoress. LONDONDERRY

5.05 p.m.

HER MAJESTY and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, accompanied by the Royal Party, will leave the Guildhall and will drive in Procession to the Royal Naval Air Station, Eglinton.

As the Procession moves off, the Guards of Honour of the Royal Navy and The Royal Air Force will give a Royal Salute.

The Route to be taken will be via Shipquay Street, the Diamond, Ferryquay Street, Carlisle Road, Craigavon Bridge, Spencer Road, Clooney Terrace, Road, Eglinton.

BISHOP'S GATE page twenty-four (A.D. 1789) APPENDIX FRIDAY, 3rd JULY—continued Representatives to be Presented to DEPARTURE OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN AND HIS Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh in the Sir William Whitla Hall, The Queen's University, Belfast ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH on Thursday, 2nd July, 1953

5.30 p.m. THE RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS The Baptist Union of Ireland; the ; the Congregational Union of Ireland; the Jewish Communities of Northern Ireland; the Methodist Church in Ireland; the Non-Subscribing HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE Presbyterian Church of Ireland; the Presbyterian Church in Ireland; the Reformed Presbyterian OF EDINBURGH will arrive at the Royal Naval Air Station, Eglinton. Church of Ireland; the Religious Society of Friends; the Salvation Army. Represented by : His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR will present CAPTAIN P. J. MILNER-BARRY, R.N., Commanding Officer, and COMMANDER P. T. LAWMAN, R.N., Executive Officer, His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland Royal Naval Air Station, Eglinton. (THE MOST REVEREND J. A. F. GREGG, D.D.) The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland THE QUEEN will inspect a Guard of Honour found by the Royal Naval Air (THE RIGHT REVEREND J. E. DAVEY, M.A., D.D.) Station under the Command of LIEUTENANT B. L. F. CLARKE, R.N. The President of the Methodist Church in Ireland (THE REVEREND R. M. L. WAUGH, M.A., D.D.). THEIR EXCELLENCIES THE GOVERNOR and THE LADY WAKEHURST, together with Her Majesty's Lieutenant and the High Sheriff of the County of Londonderry, LOCAL AUTHORITIES the Prime Minister and Lady Brookeborough and Members of the Cabinet and Representatives of the Services, will then take leave of HER MAJESTY Antrim County Council P. B. WEBB, ESQ. and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS. Armagh County Council LINDSAY HENRY, ESQ., J.P. Down County Council SAMUEL C. CUPPLES, ESQ. Fermanagh County Council CAPTAIN THE HONOURABLE JOHN W. BROOKE, A bouquet will be presented to THE QUEEN by Miss SUZANNE MILNER-BARRY. M.C. Londonderry County Council D. HALL CHRISTIE, ESQ., C.B.E., D.L. Tyrone County Council J. GLASGOW, ESQ., D.L., J.P. As the Aircraft taxies off, the Band will play the National Anthem. Bangor Borough Council T. BAILIE, ESQ., J.P., M.P. Borough Council T. J. PATTERSON, ESQ., J.P. Enniskillen Borough Council W. E. JOHNSTON, ESQ., J.P. Borough Council CHARLES Ross, ESQ., M.B.E. Borough Council F. A. MONROE, ESQ., O.B.E., J.P. Newtownards Borough Council H. M. DONALDSON, ESQ., J.P. Borough Council W. D. IRWIN, ESQ. Armagh Urban District Council GEORGE LEYBURN, ESQ., M.B.E., J.P. Ballycastle Urban District Council JAMES MCC. GREER, ESQ. Ballyclare Urban District Council ALEX. MCCONNELL, ESQ. Urban District Council WM. J. HARRIS, ESQ., J.P. Urban District Council WM. GOUGH, ESQ., J.P. Donaghadee Urban District Council MRS. E. J. BOYD, M.B.E., J.P. Dromore Urban District Council CAPTAIN R. JOHNSTON. Urban District Council ADAM DICKIE, ESQ., J.P. Holy wood Urban District Council MAJOR J. V. ADDY, M.C. Kilkeel Urban District Council R. A. LINTON, ESQ., J.P. Limavady Urban District Council JAMES MCKAY, ESQ., Newcastle Urban District Council WM. GILMORE, ESQ., J.P. Urban District Council ROBERT K. HENDERSON, ESQ., Port rush Urban District Council SAMUEL STANFIELD, ESQ. Portstewart Urban District Council ROBERT A. STEWART, ESQ., B.A. Urban District Council JAMES W. MCGAUGHEY, ESQ. Warrenpoint Urban District Council HENRY E. RUNGAY, ESQ. Whitehead Urban District Council N. MCCOUBREY, ESQ. Antrim Town Commissioners SAML. FAWCETT, ESQ. Aughnacloy Town Commissioners JOHN JOHNSTON, ESQ. Gilford Town Commissioners ROBERT LECKEY, ESQ. page twenty-six X ) LOCAL AUTHORITIES—continued

Antrim Rural District Council JOHN GRAY, ESQ. Armagh Rural District Council THOMAS J. SPENCE, ESQ., J.P. Ballycastle Rural District Council JAMES GAUI.T, ESQ. Ballymena Rural District Council Mrss E. HOLLINGER. Ballymoney Rural District Council D. WALLACE, ESQ., J.P. Banbridge Rural District Council CAPTAIN T. H. WALLACE, M.C., J.P. Belfast Rural District Council H. ROBINSON, ESQ., J.P. Castlederg Rural District Council CHARLES HUEY, ESQ. Rural District Council W. MAWHINNEY, ESQ., J.P. Clogher Rural District Council MERVYN KNOX-BROWNE, ESQ., D.L., J.P. Coleraine Rural District Council MRS. E. P. JAMISON. Cookstown Rural District Council JAMES P. DUFF, ESQ., J.P. Rural District Council JAMES HURST, ESQ., B.L., J.P. Dungannon Rural District Council MOSES BUSBY, ESQ. Enniskillen Rural District Council J. J. COAI.TER, ESQ., J.P. Hillsborough Rural District Council ROBERT B. MORROW, ESQ. Irvinestown Rural District Council H. S. ARCHDALE, ESQ. Larne Rural District Council JOHN BLAIR, ESQ., J.P. Lisburn Rural District Council S. D. GIBSON, ESQ., J.P. Lisnaskea Rural District Council F. G. PATTERSON, ESQ. Londonderry Rural District Council JOSHUA HATRICK, ESQ. Lurgan Rural District Council J. H. WALSH, ESQ., M.M., J.P. Rural District Council J. BURNSIDE, ESQ., J.P. Moira Rural District Council S. J. WATSON, ESQ., M.B.E., J.P. Newtownards Rural District Council W. J. BAILIE, ESQ., J.P. Omagh Rural District Council CHARLES A. BEATTIE, ESQ., J.P. Rural District Council JOSEPH STEWART, ESQ. Tandragee Rural District Council T. MULDREW, ESQ.

LOCAL BOARDS AND ORGANISATIONS

Association of Northern Ireland Chambers of E. HQDGETT, ESQ., J.P. Commerce Belfast City and District Water Commissioners J. N. W. RITCHIE, ESQ., M.B., J.P. Belfast Harbour Commissioners K. D. L. SINCLAIR, ESQ., D.L. British Red Cross MISS A. L. ROGERS. Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem. The J. K. H. POLLOCK, ESQ., C.M.C,., O.B.E. Commandery of in Northern Ireland Council for the Encouragement of Music and W. J. HARDIE, ESQ. the Arts Electricity Board for Northern Ireland JAMES WALKER, ESQ., F.C.A. Federal Council of Teachers J. U. STEWART, ESQ., M.COM.SC. Federation of Women's Institutes THE MARCHIONESS OF HAMILTON. Magee College University J. A. CROCKETT, ESQ. National Chamber of Trade R. E. MAGILL, ESQ. National Trust THE , D.L., J.P. Northern Ireland Fire Authority JAMES FINLAY, ESQ., J.P. Northern Ireland General Health Services Board H. W. GAMBLE, ESQ. Northern Ireland Hospitals Authority SIR F. P. MONTGOMERY, M.C., M.B., F.F.R., D.M.R.E. Northern Ireland Housing Trust SIR LUCIUS O'BRIEN. Northern Ireland Tuberculosis Authority J. N. LAMONT, ESQ. Northern Ireland Tourist Board J. W. HAUGHTON, ESQ. Overseas League THE RIGHT HON. SIR HARRY MULHOLLAND, BART., D.L. Royal National Lifeboat Institution COMMANDER O. HENDERSON, C.V.O., C.B.E., D.s.o., R.N. (Retd.). St. John Ambulance Brigade BRIGADIER T. W. DAVIDSON. Ulster Farmers' Union GEORGE ERVINE, ESQ. Ulster Savings Committee JAMES DUFF, ESQ., O.B.E., J.P. Ulster Transport Authority J. SYDNEY ROGERS, ESQ.

The photographs in this Programme are reproduced with permission of: Baron, G. Camblin, R. Clements Lvttle, Ulster Tourist Development Association, J. Allan Cash, Belfast Telegraph, A. & C. Photography.