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Royal Visit to the PLA (1959)

On 12 May 1959 Her Majesty the Queen visited the Port of London Authority as the organisation celebrated its 50th anniversary. 

 
The Queen at the Royal Albert Dock London. (AP Photo by kind permission of the Press Association)

The Queen at the Royal Albert Dock London. (AP Photo by kind permission of the Press Association)

The Queen passes a trolley with carcasses just unloaded from a ship. (AP Photo by kind permission of the Press Association)

The Queen passes a trolley with carcasses just unloaded from a ship. (AP Photo by kind permission of the Press Association)

The Queen walks along the quayside at the Royal Albert Dock London. (AP Photo by kind permission of the Press Association)

The Queen walks along the quayside at the Royal Albert Dock London. (AP Photo by kind permission of the Press Association)

Men line the rail of the ship to share a view of the Queen. (AP Photo by kind permission of the Press Association)

Men line the rail of the ship to share a view of the Queen. (AP Photo by kind permission of the Press Association)

Queen Elizabeth II inspects members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. (AP Photo by kind permission of the Press Association)

Queen Elizabeth II inspects members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. (AP Photo by kind permission of the Press Association)