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Queen Elizabeth II's visits to Jersey
Queen Elizabeth II first visited Jersey as Princess Elizabeth in 1949, accompanied by her husband Prince Philip.
She was back, as Queen, in 1957, and the Royal couple made further visits in 1978, 1989, 2001 and 2005
The Queen and Prince Philip in the States Chamber in 1957
Equanimity - a holographic portrait of the Queen commissioned by Jersey Heritage
Lightness of Being - from the same sitting
1949
The Queen first visited Jersey in 1949 as Princess Elizabeth, three years before she came to the throne
A celebration street party for the children of Columbus Street
The Duke of Edinburgh with St Helier Yacht Club cadets
Greeted at the Harbour by the Lieut-Governor's wife, Lady Grasett
A souvenir booklet published in Guernsey after the visit
1957
At the top of the Albert Pier
A welcome for the Queen in 1957
An arch erected at the end of the Albert Pier
Arrival on the Albert Pier
A gift of a cow for the Royal Herd
Prince Philip at Government House
The Queen talks to Alexander Coutanche and Pere Rey at Government House
1978
The Royal Yacht Britannia moored offshore in 1978
Decorated lamp standards - this one at Cheapside - were the best Jersey could manage for the visit
Opening the Public Library
An unscheduled bouquet presented to the Queen by Tara Hill
Menu for the lunch at Hotel l'Horizon
States album
These photographs of the 1978 visit were commissioned by the States and formed part of an official album of the visit. The pictures have been reproduced in many forms over the years and the majority were previously included above on this page. We have removed duplicate pictures and present the photographs here in sequence from the Queen and Prince Philip's arrival at the Harbour through to their departure
At Le Petit Catelet. This was the first Royal Visit of several covered by Jerripedia editor
Mike Bisson during his years as a
Jersey Evening Post journalist. He can be seen in the background, in front of the white marquee, in the days when he had some hair on the top of his head and suits with flared trousers were fashionable
And here he is again, arms folded on the far left, as the Queen is greeted by Lady Ereaut, wife of the then Bailiff, Sir Frank Ereaut
1989
The Queen in Jersey in 1989
The Queen escorted by the Constable of St Helier, Fred Clarke
Opening the new public library
Accompanied by Tourism Committee president Senator John Rothwell
2001
With Bailiff Sir Philip Bailhache
2005
Prince Philip
These photographs, featuring Prince Philip, were taken by Jersey Evening Post photographers during the Royal visit of 1978 ...
... and these were taken in 1983when he opened the Billy Butlin sports hall in St John
Jersey-born and educated soldier Fletcher Cox was one of eight coffin bearers at the funeral of Queen Elizebeth in 2022. Fletcher is at the back of the coffin on the left of this picture