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PHOTO FLASHBACK: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Jamaica, March 1966

Published:Friday | March 19, 2021 | 12:14 AM
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Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh walk along the pier to Doctor’s Cave.
A white banner wishing long life for the Queen greeted the Royal Couple as they drove past South Parade for the civic reception at George VI Park on March 3, 1966. Here Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh drive under the banner, bordered in the black green and gold colours of the Jamaican flag, waving to some of the hundreds who had turned out to cheer them.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as they arrived for the civic reception in Charles Square, Montego Bay.
The Queen and the Duke have a chat with bandmaster Cecil Warren of the Jamaica Military Band, during their visit to Lucea Square on March 5, 1966. Looking on at left are the Chief of Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force, Brig. David Smith, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. A. Gordon Langdon and the Acting Prime Minister, Donald Sangster.
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