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Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Royal Visit Commemoration

 
 
Royal Visit Commemoration Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 1, 2018
1. Royal Visit Commemoration Marker
Inscription.
This plaque
Commemorates the Visit of
The Queen and
The Duke of Edinburgh
to Southsea Castle
on 29th June 1977
the day following the
Silver Jubilee Review of the Fleet
at Spithead

 
Erected 1977.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles.
 
Location. 50° 46.699′ N, 1° 5.325′ W. Marker is in Portsmouth, England. It can be reached from the intersection of Clarence Esplanade and Ave De Caen, on the right when traveling east. Located at Southsea Castle. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Portsmouth, England PO5 3PA, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in England’s Hampshire Ports. Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Inscription (here, next to this marker); The Bell (here, next to this marker); Royal Arms of Charles II (here, next to this marker); The Keep (a few steps from this marker); Reconstructed Well (a few steps from this marker); 68–pdr Muzzle Loader Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); 9-inch Armstrong-Fraser Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); 64 Pounder Gun (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.
 
Also see . . .
1. Southsea Castle.
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(Submitted on September 17, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Southsea Castle on Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 17, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Royal Visit Commemoration Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 1, 2018
2. Royal Visit Commemoration Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 17, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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Jun. 20, 2026