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Article: THE QUEEN AT 80: The day we met Her Majesty.
- Article from:
- Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England)
- Article date:
- April 20, 2006
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Sharing a few moments with the monarch is always special and likely to remain in the memory for a lifetime. We spoke to Peterborough people about their experiences of meeting Queen Elizabeth II. Ann Molyneux reports.
Norma Smith - palace invitation
Norma Smith met the Queen at the Queen's Awards for Export and Technology at Buckingham Palace in 1991, when she was working at Perkins Engines in Eastfield, Peterborough.
Norma still treasures the invitation she received from the Master of the Household at Buckingham Palace asking her to attend the occasion, and a book filled with the names of the people who were also there, including the then Prime ...