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Accolade for Queen Mother

NZPA London With a smile and a wave for all, the’ Queen Mother charmed the cheering ■ thousands who filled London’s streets to pay'tribute tosher early Zea- . land’time). / ■ / 4 In an open horse-drawn carriage, she was the focus of i a majestic, colour-filled pageant ’ to /celebrate <■■ her eightieth birthday. She beamed her acknowledgement to a tumultuous welcome as the carriage drove briskly from Buckingham Palace along the Mall, through Trafalgar Square, and along the Strand and Fleet Street to a special thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral. Next to the Queen Mother, who was rosy-cheeked and dressed gaily in a lilac outfit’ and ostrichrfeather hat, ■ sat her grandsone, Prince Charles,’ but she had; time /only for the crowds.

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Press, 16 July 1980, Page 6

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Accolade for Queen Mother Press, 16 July 1980, Page 6

Accolade for Queen Mother Press, 16 July 1980, Page 6