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MANEA MATTERS
MANEA MATTERS
SOME OF THE MANY HIGHLIGHTS DURING 70 YEARS OF THE QUEEN’S REIGN

The Investiture of the Prince of Royal Tour of Australia and New
Wales 1967 Zealand with Philip and Princess
This took place on 1st July 1969 in Anne in 1970
Caenarfon Castle in north-west Wales. The It was during this visit that the Queen
Queen invested Charles with the girdle, went against centuries of royal tradition
sword, coronet, ring, rod and kingly mantle, and undertook the first ‘Royal Walkabout’.
in that order. After making his declaration, This is now common practice for the British
Prince Charles kissed his mother’s cheek royals but this first one was proposed by Sir
and they embraced. Charles then took his William Heseltine, an Australian serving as
place on the throne at his mother's right, the Queen’s Private Secretary at the time.
before standing to give two speeches, one
in Welsh and one in English. The Queen’s Silver Jubilee 1977

The letters patent stated that Charles Philip
Arthur George would receive the title, style, On 7th June 1977, Queen Elizabeth and
honour and privilege of the Principality of Prince Philip rode in the Gold State Coach
Wales and Earldom of Chester. from Buckingham Palace to St. Paul’s
Cathedral to officially celebrate her 25th
year on the throne. The Queen repeated
her pledge to the nation devoting her life
to service, saying that "Although that vow
was made in my salad days when I was green
in judgement, I do not regret nor retract one
word of it.”

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