Our longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth would have celebrated her 98th birthday on Sunday, 21 April 2024.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Australian Prime Ministers
Queen Elizabeth has had 16 Australian Prime Ministers so far during her 70-year reign, compared to 15 in the United Kingdom.
The Royal Visit 1952 Booklet
The Australian Government had issued a special commemorative booklet ahead of a royal visit which didn’t happen.
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Sixty-five years ago, a young Queen was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, over a year after her accession to the British throne, following the death of her father King George VI.
Queen Elizabeth II visits the Sutherland Shire, 1954
In 1954, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip briefly visited the Sutherland Shire on 11 February during their Australian visit. The royal couple arrived in Sydney aboard the Gothic on Wednesday, 3 February, as the First Field Regiment fired 21-gun salute from North Head, and thousands cheered. Sutherland Shire President Arthur Harper and his wife were present when Governor-General William Slim, NSW Governor John…
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