BULAWAYO MEMORIES - ROYAL VISITS

Ceremonies - Royal Visits and city ceremonial achievements

On 30th June, 1953, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret set out from England for their second visit to Southern Rbodesia, a British selfgoverning territory lying between the Zambesi and Limpopo Rivers in South-Central Africa. In 1947 the Royal Family travelled to Southern Africa in H.M.S. Vanguard, pride of the Royal Navy; this year, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret flew in the famous Comet jet-airliner, the pride of Bqtain's Civil Aviation. H.M. the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh (above) were at London Airport to see the Royal tourists depart, as were Lord Swinton, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, and Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, Colonial Secretary. Princess Margaret turned to give a last wave as she followed her mother into the plane.


At noon on 1st July the plane carrying the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret touched down at Salisbury's new airport, eleven miles outside the capital city. It was the first time that a Comet had landed at this airport.



Magazine courtesy of Richard Simpson


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