We managed to source a number of cracking images of trips to the islands by the Royal Family and Queen Elizabeth. The islands always had a special place in her heart and as you can see, the feeling was mutual. Can anyone make out any more of the individuals in the pictures? Maybe you were even there.
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The crowds wave off the royal visitors at the end of the 1956 visit as the ‘Britannia’ prepares to leave Stornoway’s Number One pier. (SHS) Photo: -
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Baillie Ann Urquhart welcomes the royal family to Stornoway during the 1956 tour of the Hebrides (SHS) Photo: -
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The Convener of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Alex Macdonald, and Sandy Matheson with the Queen and Duke at Lews Castle College during the 2002 visit Photo: -
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The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh visited Stornoway in 2002 as part of a tour of the United Kingdom to mark 50 years on the throne. Photo: -