File. Patrons - Buckingham Palace

Reference No:
U DMS/4/139
Dates:
9 Nov 1911-20 Nov 1958
Description:
File containing extracts from minutes, correspondence with Buckingham Palace and notices relating to patronage of the Missions to Seamen by HRH the Queen, also a message issued by the Missions to Seamen to Their Majesties upon the occasion of their visit to India in 1911. Includes references to: invitation to Queen Elizabeth II to become a patron of the society, 1952, and mention that George VI was previously a patron; agreement to become patron on 3 Jun 1952; sympathy sent on the death of Queen Mary; Loyal Address presented to HRH The Queen on the occasion of her coronation; Loyal Address sent on the occasion of a tour of the Commonwealth in 1953; consideration of asking the Duke of Edinburgh to become President of the Society in 1955; acceptance of Presidency by Duke of Edinburgh for the society's centenary in 1956; invitation for Reverend C.J. Brown and his wife to attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace in Jul 1955; opening of Tilbury building by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1954; centenary book 'Flying Angel' by L.A.G. Strong accepted by HRH The Queen; visit of HRH The Queen and Prince Philip to the society's institute at Rotterdam in 1958.
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
1 file
Language:
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Records of the Head Office of the Mission to Seafarers (formerly known as the Missions to Seamen)