The Queen undertook thousands of official royal duties around the world during her 70-year reign. She embarked on several trips to Lancashire and specifically Blackpool, including a visit to Blackpool Grand Theatre back in 1994..
The most recent royal visit to Blackpool was in 2009. An evening that will go down as one of the brightest nights in Blackpool history. With the Tower and Golden Mile lit up for the occasion and the Winter Gardens sparkling, as a laser show lit the building in preparation for the royal arrival.
During her long reign, which no other British monarch in history has equaled, Queen Elizabeth, who died peacefully on September 8th, 2022, visited a whopping 120 countries—but never Greece, the birthplace of her consort Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
Will the Blackpool Illuminations be switched off? Blackpool Illuminations have been switched back on after two days of darkness following the death of Her Late Majesty The Queen. The Blackpool Tower will be illuminated in red, white and blue throughout the period of mourning on the evening of The Queen's State Funeral.
The Queen was accompanied by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales (now Charles III), Anne, Princess Royal and Mark Phillips on the tour, and attended the 10th British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch and celebrations at Waitangi to mark New Zealand Day.
Arriving in Sydney in 1970 for the bicentenary of Captain Cook's first landing in Australia. With jockeys Ron Quinton and Hilton Cope before the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick, Sydney, April 1970. Queen Elizabeth II greets a crowd at Hobart, Tasmania during a royal tour, April 1970.
1974, February 27-28: The royals were back to open Parliament House in Canberra. But the Queen was forced to return to Britain after a snap general election was called, leaving Prince Philip to finish the tour. It was the only time the Queen abandoned an overseas trip.
The iconic landmark was lit in red, white and blue to mark the death of the UK's longest-serving monarch who died on Thursday. The tribute follows the confirmation that the illuminations would remain dark out of respect for the Queen. This photo, taken by Gregg Wolstenholme, shows the tower lit up.
Blackpool's annual Illuminations display will once again be extended by two months, shining nightly from September 1, 2023 to January 1, 2024. What's New?
The same year also saw a tour by The Prince and Princess of Wales during January and February, and a visit by The Princess Royal. The Queen has visited Australia on 16 occasions: 1954, 1963, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2011.
The Queen has visited Canada more than any other country – a grand total of 27 times. As Canada is a member of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth remains its Head of State, although her role is purely ceremonial. Canada is the only nation, apart from the UK, for whom the Queen has made a state visit on behalf of.
Thank you for subscribing! Invites for the Queen's state funeral have not been sent to Russia, Belarus, and Myanmar - while Iran will only be represented at an ambassadorial level.
The Maltese Islands were cherished by Queen Elizabeth and it is no secret that she considers the time she spent in Malta between 1949 and 1951 as among the happiest years of her life where she could live a relatively normal life.
Many have speculated that there's a biblical significance behind the timing. When the King Charles II and his sons Prince Harry and Prince William walked behind the Queen's coffin on Wednesday, they left Buckingham Palace at exactly 2.22pm.
She also found the time to hit Blackpool, a place where her son William would later go on his stag do. The royal visited the seaside resort in July, 1991, and would visit the Lyon's biscuit factory. She is pictured laughing and joking with workers at the plant, donning the uniform of a protective white coat and hat.
Like many other UK coastal resorts Blackpool suffered a decline in tourist numbers. This was due to: foreign travel to the Mediterranean growing in popularity in the 1960s and 1970s due to its more reliable hot weather and sandy beaches. the expansion of package holidays and cheaper flights.
Blackpool's Decline
France and Spain were the most popular destinations and over the years started to gain more and more tourists. This took away from the number of people visiting Blackpool. As an attempt to claw back tourists hotels and restaurants in the area started to dramatically decrease ...
There are more than 500 designs and features in the eclectic display. Blackpool Illuminations is a free show.
This time also confirms that only King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla, and Princess Anne were present at the time the Queen passed away. All the other members of the Royal Family were still on their way to the castle when she died.
A witness has said her seven-year-old niece was pushed aside by a man who grabbed the Queen's coffin as it lay in state. Tracey Holland said Darci Holland was “grabbed out of the way”, though the police detained the man “in two seconds”.
Jack Burnell-Williams, a member of the Household Cavalry, died on Wednesday, September 28, after being unresponsive at Hyde Park Barracks in Knightsbridge, London, the Army said in a statement.
During the 1980s the Queen made short tours to open the new High Court of Australia building in Canberra, the City Square in Melbourne, the 1981 Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Melbourne, the new National Gallery in 1982 and the Parramatta Stadium in Sydney in 1986.
She first visited in 1954, two years after ascending to the throne following the death of her father King George VI, and made her last visit in 2011. More than seven million Australians, or 70 per cent of the country's population at the time, turned out to catch a glimpse of the young Queen during her first visit.
Queen Elizabeth II visited Australia 16 times through her 70 year reign. Her visits took place in 1954, 1963, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2011.