During her five-day tour of Jamaica, Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the Norman Manley Law School at the University of the West Indies, paying tribute to the legacy of Jamaica’s National Hero and esteemed lawyer, Norman Washington Manley.

Published Thursday, May 1,1975 

Queen, Duke end visit

Leave for Honolulu after 5 days here

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, flew out of Norman Manley Airport last night at the conclusion of a five-day visit to Jamaica.
The Queen spent most of yesterday and Tuesday granting audiences to heads of delegations attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

Yesterday afternoon, she said farewell to the staff of King's House, and in the evening, she hosted a dinner and reception to say goodbye to officials of the Commonwealth delegations and Jamaican staff on board the Royal Yacht Britannia.

Her Majesty’s final official act in Jamaica was the dinner on board the Royal Yacht. After the dinner and reception, she departed on the Royal Barge for Norman Manley Airport where, together with the Duke, she left by plane for Honolulu. They will both spend a few days resting there.

Presentations
At King's House, where the audiences were held, the Governor General, the Most Hon. Florizel Glasspole, the Most Hon. Mrs Glasspole, and their daughter Miss Sara Lou Glasspole each presented gifts to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh and said affectionate farewells.

Earlier, the Queen had presented a gift to each member of the household and security staff who had attended to her at King's House.

The Queen visited Jamaica as Head of the Commonwealth. A high point of her visit was the opening of the Norman Manley Law School at the University of the West Indies on Monday. The school was named in honour of Jamaica's National Hero, the late Norman Washington Manley – erudite lawyer and the first Premier of Jamaica.
While the Queen was granting audiences, the Duke carried out a busy schedule, and yesterday called on Jamaica's only living National Hero, Sir Alexander Bustamante, and Lady Bustamante at their Irish Town home, Belincita.

The Duke also visited the Cobbla Training Centre in Manchester yesterday and the Archaeological Museum and Police Training School at Port Royal on Tuesday.
The Royal Couple both witnessed a Trooping of the Colour of the Jamaica Defence Force and attended State dinners at King's House, as well as a private dinner at Jamaica House.

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