WITH the United Kingdom mourning the loss of Her Majesty The Queen, The Packet is inviting readers to look back at the various times Queen Elizabeth II visited Cornwall.
From choosing to visit as part of her Silver Jubilee and Golden Jubilee tours, to her most recent appearance last year at the Eden Project, when Cornwall hosted the G7 Summit, Her Majesty has been a familiar presence in the Duchy.
A bouquet from a young fan at the Silver Jubilee
The Queen meets young children on The Moor in Falmouth during her Silver Jubilee in 1977
The Queen is welcomed along the Princes of Wales Pier in Falmouth by mayor Geoffrey Evans in 1977
Crowds of fans can always be relied upon to turn out for her visits, not least during her Silver Jubilee in 1977, when she was shown around Falmouth by mayor Geoffrey Evans – who repeated the honour during her Golden Jubilee 25 years later.
The Queen also visited Penryn, where she was greeted by mayor Mr JC Bedford Daniel and town clerk Reg Chegwidden, having not been originally scheduled to stop in the town but this was changed after local pressure.
Stops at St Mawes, Truro and Wadebridge completed the day.
Coastguard Bob Hurrell, Chief Coastguard Derek Ancona and Prince Philip at Falmouth Coastguard station June 1995 Picture David Barnicoat Collection
St Ives coxswain Paul Whiston (right) introduces the crew to the Queen Picture: Phil Monckton
Reluctant to hand over her flowers - a little girl at St Ives presented to the Queen in 2013 Picture: Phil Monckton
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh look across Falmouth from the coastguard station in 1995 Picture David Barnicoat Collection
The Queen arrives in Falmouth on Britannia for the 1977 Silver Jubilee Picture: David Barnicoat Collection
For her Golden Jubilee in 2002 the Queen carried out a tour of the UK regions alongside Prince Philip, with her visit to the south west including a day in Cornwall.
The royal couple visited the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth before the Queen viewed a Celebration of Cornish Gardens at Trelissick while The Duke of Edinburgh visited Falmouth College of Art. They then rejoined for lunch to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Diocese of Truro and meet representatives of the community at Truro Cathedral.
The Queen with the St Aubyn family having signed the vistors book.
How the Packet covered the Golden Jubilee tour to the Falmouth area
How the Packet covered the Golden Jubilee tour to the Falmouth area
A bouquet for the Queen at St Michaels Mount from Emily Earley aged 9, with Lord St Levan.
Lifeboatman Scott Perkin's son William Perkin presents a picture to the Queen and Prince Philip.
It's not just official celebration tours that have seen the Queen in Cornwall, however. She has also visited to celebrate occasions in the community, such as opening the lifeboat station in St Ives in 2013, celebrating Cornwall Care's tenth anniversary in 2006 and opening the new Tremough campus of the Combined Universities in Cornwall later that day.
A young girl gets within touching distance of the Queen at the opening of the Tremough Campus in 2006
The Queen meets MP at the time Julia Goldsworthy
Smiles from the Queen at the Tremough Campus
The Queen is presented with another bouquet at Tremough
The Queen meeting chief executive of Carrick District Council, John Winskill, in 2006
The Queen signs the visitors book at Mountford House with Prince Philip in 2006
The Queen officially opens the Tremough university campus, watched by Professor Alan Livingston
The Queen unveils a plaque to celebrate Cornwall Care's 10th anniversary in 2006
She also joined world leaders in Cornwall for the 2021 G7 Leaders Summit.
Queen Elizabeth II speaks to US President Joe Biden and his wife Jill as she attends a reception at the Eden Project with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and G7 leaders, Picture: Jack Hill/The Times/PA Wire
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