Pictured here on 24th May 1977, is the Queen Mother at Blantyre’s David Livingstone Centre (now rebranded David Livingstone Birthplace). The tour followed her visit to open the Africa Pavilions, which had been built earlier that springtime. It was likely a memorable visit for the Royal mum, for she had been there 48 years earlier, […]
David Livingstone Centre, 1977 Sometimes, a wonderful image or film crops up and this is certainly one of those times. Ladies and gentlemen, exclusively online here’s NINE full colour minutes of pure 1977 nostalgia! The occasion was when the Queen Mother visited Blantyre to open the newly built Africa Pavilion. This film from […]
The 24th May 1977, was a Royal Visit day for Blantyre when the Africa Pavilions opened at the David Livingstone Centre. As these pictures show, the Queen Mother opened the building, her first visit back to Blantyre since she opened the David Livingstone Museum in 1929. Here, she meets head gardener Mr Alistair McKeller […]
Pictured here on 24th May 1977, is the Queen Mother in Blantyre’s David Livingstone Centre. The tour followed her visit to open the Africa Pavilions, which had been built earlier that springtime. It was likely a memorable visit for the Royal mum, for she had been there 48 years earlier, in her time as Duchess […]
Alex Rochead kindly sent me this photograph of a plaque embedded in a Beech tree at David Livingstone Centre along with some information: During Spring 2011, staff and volunteers at the National Trust for Scotland’s David Livingstone Centre, Blantyre said farewell to a much-loved local landmark as the Queen Mother’s Beech Tree was felled. The […]