Glasgow is famend for its heat welcomes and the nice folks of Maryhill definitely proved that for the go to of Princess Diana and Prince Charles in March 1983.
The royal couple dropped in on the group corridor in Maryhill Highway on March 4, 1983, to view tasks financed by the Prince’s Belief that had been set as much as enhance the lives of unemployed younger folks within the space – they usually have been handled to a rousing reception.
Locals cheered for the Individuals’s Princess and chanted “we would like Charles” because the pair walked into the crimson sandstone constructing.
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It was additionally a day to cherish for teen Judith Anne Williams. Not solely was the little woman celebrating her fifth birthday, however she was given the honour of presenting Diana with a bouquet of flowers in entrance of the assembled press.
Contained in the constructing, the royals have been entertained by the Garthamlock Youth Theatre, who have been available to carry out a rendition of Yankee Doodle Dandy, and met members of the Bishopbriggs Spina Bifida Fencing Membership. Prince Charles additionally had a shot at practising resuscitation with a medical dummy.
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The memorable royal go to was captured by a Day by day Report press photographer, and our staff at Mirrorpix has lately digitised the collection.
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