Remembering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her many visits to Suffolk.
We send our deepest sympathies to the Royal Family on the death of Her Majesty the Queen. We share in the nation’s grief and give thanks for a long and distinguished life of service.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited Suffolk on many occasions over her 70 years on the throne. Her passion for horseracing made her a frequent visitor to its national home, Newmarket.
Following Queen Elizabeth's death, we have delved into the archives to bring you some of the county's memories of the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
The Queen's visit to Bury St Edmunds in 1961 (Bury St Edmunds Borough Records - EE500/10/5 ).
The Queen's visit to Bury St Edmunds in 1961. The Mayor makes his presentations. (Bury St Edmunds Borough Records - EE500/10/5).
2 June 1967
The Queen officially opening Snape Concert Hall with the Duke of Edinburgh, Countess Cranbrook and Benjamin Britten at Snape Maltings (1176/2/3/19/127/1 © Archant ).
2 June 1967
The Queen talking to members of the choir and orchestra before the inaugural concert in Snape Concert Hall with the Duke of Edinburgh (left), Countess Cranbrook (right) (1176/2/2/19/127/3 © Archant).
2 June 1967
Queen Elizabeth II with the Duke of Edinburgh and the Mayor of Aldeburgh climbing the steps to the Moot Hall (1176/2/2/1/9/1 © Archant).
1977
Colour photograph of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee 1977 (St Audry’s Hospital Archive - ID407/C/624).
1979
The Queen during a visit to RAF Honington. (HON-OFFICIAL-20210416-0072-0007 © RAF Honington).
April 1983
The Queen opening the National Horseracing Museum in 1983. © National Horseracing Museum
1 August 1985
The Queen during a walkabout in Nicholas Everitt Park, Oulton Broad. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were there to officially open Lowestoft Museum in the Broad House.
(1176/2/2/17/16/1 © Archant)
1 August 1985
The Queen sitting in the back of her limousine. (1176/2/2/17/16/2 © Archant).
1 August 1985
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh unveiling a plaque naming part of London Road North, Lowestoft as Queen Elizabeth II Place - located just to the South of the junction with Gordon Road. (1176/2/2/17/16/3 © Archant).
24 March 2003
The Queen visited RAF Honington to meet families of those serving in the Gulf. During her one-hour visit she chatted to dozens of wives, children, mothers and fathers. (HON-20220915-180 © RAF Honington).
April 2009
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in Bury St Edmunds for the historic giving of "Maundy Money" coins in the St Edmundsbury Cathedral - © Archant).
3 November 2016
The Queen was in Newmarket to open a National Heritage Centre for Horseracing. Her Majesty unveiled a statue of herself with thoroughbred horses to mark her 90th birthday. In this photo the Queen is feeding Barbers Shop some carrots. © National Horseracing Museum
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