PM’s gifts to the Queen of Britain
The Prime Minister today presented Her Majesty The Queen some
photographs taken 54 years ago from her first visit to India in
January-February 1961 when she was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade
in New Delhi. During the visit, Her Majesty had also visited some other cities
including Varanasi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Udaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru and
Chennai.
Taken on January 31, 1961, the first photograph shows her visiting the
Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, one day after the commemoration of the 13th
death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The second photograph was taken on
February 19, 1961 in Chennai, and shows Her Majesty at a reception in her
honour by the then State of Madras where she was presented a cake to mark the
first birthday of HRH Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. The third photograph
was taken on February 25, 1961 and shows Her Majesty riding an elephant in a
procession to Balua Ghat in Varanasi, the Prime Minister’s parliamentary
constituency. Another photo, taken on February 24, 1961, shows her visiting the
Atomic Energy Centre at Trombay.
In addition, the Prime Minister also presented to Her Majesty some
award-winning Darjeeling tea from Makaibari tea estate in West Bengal, fine
organic honey from Jammu and Kashmir, and Tanchoi stoles that are a specialty
of Varanasi.
January 31, 1961;
Ahmedabad. Her Majesty visiting Sabarmati Ashram
February 19, 1961;
Chennai. Her Majesty cutting a cake to celebrate the first birthday of Prince
Andrew
February 25, 1961;
Varanasi. Her Majesty riding an elephant in a procession from Nandesar Palace
to Balua Ghat
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