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Printed in Northern Ireland by John Cleland & Son, Ltd., Belfast. > 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 Lady-in-Waiting ; CAPTAIN THE LORD PLUNKET, The Equerry-in-Waiting ; will arrive at the Royal Air Force Station, Aldergrove, Co. Antrim. 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 THE HONOURABLE 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. VISCOUNT 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 Lisburn 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 EARL OF ENNISKILLEN, C.M.G., The Lieutenant of the County of Fermanagh. EDINBURGH by Her Majesty's Lieutenant. CAPTAIN THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF KILMOREY, 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 Armagh. 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. page four page five (?) 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, Dublin 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.