Two-Day Royal Visit To Christchurch

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31042, 23 April 1966, Page 1

Two-Day Royal Visit To Christchurch

The Queen Mother, who was in Christchurch in 1958, will begin her second visit to the city this morning.

After a public welcome in Victoria square, Her Majesty will leave by car for the Addington Raceway. There, for the first time, she will see New Zealand trotters in action. Her Majesty is scheduled to arrive at the raceway at 12.15 p.m.

at the main entrance, the North Canterbury Hospital Board hopes to present her with an album of photographs for Princess Margaret. Four buses, carrying about 100 ambulant patients from the Christchurch Hospital, Burwood Hospital, and Jubilee Home, will be parked on one of the internal roadways along the Queen Mother's route. The Queen Mother will enter the hospital grounds from Cashmere road about 12.30 p.m. Her car will pass in front of the nurses’ home, drive round the hospital, past the main steps, and return to Cashmere road. Waiting to present the album at the main entrance will be the chairman of the board (Dr. L. C. L. Averill), other

The Royal yacht Britannia, bringing Her Majesty from Timaru, will berth at No. 4 wharf at Lyttelton at 9 a.m. Eight small craft will escort the Britannia up the harbour—the trawlers Kiora, Theseus, John Dory, and Antares, and the yachts Malita, Tainui, Phantasy, and Figaro. When the Queen Mother disembarks at 10.40 a.m., she will be greeted by the Mayor al Lyttelton (Mr J. B. Collett) and the chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board (Mr L. G. Amos). Her Majesty will then be driven to Christchurch for a public welcome at 11.15 a.m., at “The Limes” site for the new town hall, facing Victoria square. At the reception the Mayor of Christchurch (Mr G. Manning) will present the city’s gift to Her Majesty—a brooch made from speciallyselected West Coast greenstone. YOUTH PARADE Representatives of 12 youth organisations will take part in a youth parade before the Queen Mother when she has replied to the address of welcome read by the Mayor. Led by the St. Andrew’s College Pipe Band, 1100 young persons in uniform will march past the dais. An area on the route to the Addington Raceway, on the west side of Oxford terrace between Hereford and Cashel streets, has been reserved for uniformed members of youth organisations not participating in the parade. At noon the Queen Mother will leave by car for the Royal trotting meeting. She is scheduled to arrive back at the Britannia at 4.25 p.m. Civic dignitaries, leading members of the community, and representatives of prominent organisations will be Her Majesty’s guests at a reception aboard the Royal yacht from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. She will dine privately afterwards. The Traffic Superintendent (Mr J. F. Thomas) yesterday asked motorists to keep marked areas along the Royal

routes clear. These would be along the western side of Fitzgerald avenue and both sides of Oxford terrace from Manchester street to Colombo street. Mr Thomas said that when the Queen Mother drove to Addington both sides of Oxford terrace, from Colombo street to the hospital corner, would be kept free. The same would apply for the homeward journey on the south side of Lincoln road. Mr Thomas asked that motorists who usually left cars in these areas to have them moved by 6.30 a.m. so that markers could be more! readily placed. Permission has been grant-! ed for vehicles to take old I people to the site of the public welcome and to the dais' The area around the site! would be closed from 9.15' a.m. so that guests and the I band could establish them-! selves, Mr Thomas said. 1 Youth organisations would also have space reserved. Mr Thomas said that official guests, who had been issued with identification stickers, should understand the instructions printed on them and park their cars in the allocated lots. CATHEDRAL SERVICE Tomorrow the Queen Mother will attend matins at 11 a.m. in Christchurch Cathedral. The service will be conducted by the Dean of Christchurch (the Very Rev. W. A. Pyatt) and the Bishop of Christchurch (the Rt. Rev. A. K. Warren) will preach the sermon. The first lesson will be read by the headmaster of Christ’s College (Mr N, A. H. Creese) and the principal of Christchurch College (the Rev. Canon J. O. Rymer) will read the second. The Archdeacon of Christchurch (the Ven H. M. Cocks) will read prayers for the Queen and all in authority under her; for the Royal Family; for commerce in the world; for the unity of the Church; for peace; and for the sick and suffering. On her way back to Lyttelton after the service, the Queen Mother will drive through the grounds of Princess Margaret Hospital named after her younger daughter. If she makes a short stop

members of the board, the medical superintendent-in-chief (Dr. L. M. Berry), the matron-in-chief (Mrs M. Chambers), the secretary (Mr .1. G. Laurenson), the medical superintendent of the hospital (Dr. R. C. S. Dick), the matron (Miss M. Darby), and the senior administrative officer (Mr T. M. McGuigan). PATIENTS’ WORK When the hospital was opened in 1959, an album of photographs was sent to Princess Margaret. The new album, which shows all the hospital activities, has been produced by patients in the occupational therapy department and the hospital’s medical photographer. During her tour of New Zealand, the Queen Mother's itinerary allows her to visit only three hospitals. The first was the Kew Hospital at Invercargill and the last will be the Wanganui Hospital. Her Majesty will arrive alongside the Britannia at 12.35 p.m. The rest of the afternoon will be free from official engagements, and she will lunch and dine privately on board. The Britannia will sail for Wellington at 9 p.m.