The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and Prince William of Gloucester joined the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret at the Badminton Horse Trials on this day in 1954, 70 years ago, on the Duke of Beaufort’s Badminton Estate.
The then Duke of Beaufort was married to Lady Mary Cambridge, a niece of Queen Mary, and the entire Royal Family stayed with them at the magnificent Badminton House during the Badminton Horse Trials.
Queen in Bermuda
Queen in Jamaica
Queen in Panama
Queen in Fiji
Queen in Tonga
Queen in New Zealand
Queen in Australia
Queen in Sydney
Queen in Canberra
Queen in Tasmania
Queen in Melbourne
Queen in Brisbane
Queen in Adelaide
Queen in Perth
Queen in Ceylon
Meanwhile, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were arriving in Aden during their six-month Commonwealth Tour, following visits to Bermuda, Jamaica, Panama, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia, and Ceylon.
