Nearly 60 years after her first visit as Monarch, Her Majesty the Queen is returning to Pembroke Dock on Tuesday, April 29, to open the town's new Heritage Centre and to unveil a 200-year timeline memorial wall. The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, will arrive at the Sunderland Trust's heritage centre at the Royal Dockyard Chapel at 2.45 pm. The timeline wall is a Pembroke Dock Bicentennial memorial and the Queen will be helped by pupils from the three local schools to unveil it. The royal couple will then tour the heritage centre in the restored chapel and meet representatives of the Sunderland Trust, Bicentennial Group and the community. Pam George, chair of the Bicentennial Group, said: "This is tremendous boost for Pembroke Dock in this the Bicentennial year." Bicentennial co-ordinator and Sunderland trustee Martin Cavaney added: "This is the culmination of a tremendous amount of work by both organisations to not only mark the 200th anniversary of the town but to recognise the remarkable heritage of the community. This includes five royal yachts which were built at the royal dockyard here." The visit to Pembroke Dock is part of a day-long stay in the county for the Royal couple, who are due to arrive at Haverfordwest rail station in the morning for a series of engagements. While The Duke tours Puffin Produce Limited at Withybush, Haverfordwest, The Queen will travel a few miles east down the A40 to visit the Cotts Equine Hospital near Robeston Wathen. Their Royal Highnesses will then meet up when they visit the Princes Gate Spring Water plant near Narberth later in the morning. The royals will travel up Narberth High Street on their way to Picton Castle for a private luncheon hosted by Pembrokeshire County Council chairman Clr. Arwyn Williams. After lunch they will leave for their visit to Pembroke Dock. "I am delighted that Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh have chosen to visit Pembrokeshire for the whole day," said Clr. Williams. "It is a great honour for the county and I am sure they will be given a right royal Pembrokeshire welcome." • The Queen as Monarch paid her first visit to Pembrokeshire in 1955 and visited Pembroke Dock and its then RAF Station. Sunderland flying boats paid an aerial tribute as the Royal Party left the Haven on the royal yacht Britannia.





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