1/81Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Philip driving past crowd of ex-servicemen and women at University Oval in Adelaide in 1954.
Queen Elizabeth II in Adelaide: 1954, 1963 & 1977
Multiple generations of South Australians were lucky enough to see and even meet Queen Elizabeth II during her historic visits to our state.
2/81Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in an open car in Port Lincoln during their South Australian visit in March, 1954. .
3/81South Australian Premier Tom Playford introduces Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to members of the judiciary outside Parliament House on North Terrace, Adelaide, in March 1954. Picture: Duncan Holmes/The Advertiser
4/81Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visit Renmark in 1954.
5/81Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visit Renmark in 1954.
6/81Crowds rush the car containing the Queen on the road at Gepps Cross as royal car made its way from Parafield Airport to city after she and Prince Philiparrived in South Australia on March 18.
7/81Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip promenade past a waving crowd of people in a Humber Pullman car in 1954.
8/81Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Philip stepping from a plane during the royal visit to South Australia in 1954.
9/81Ruth Trigg presents flowers to Queen Elizabeth II.
10/81The Queen performs the ceremonial opening of parliament at Parliament House on North Terrace, with President of the Legislative Council, Sir Walter Duncan.
11/81Queen Elizabeth walks with the Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Sir Arthur Rymill with Prince Philip and the Lord Mayor's daughter, Rosemary Rymill.
12/81Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive at Mount Gambier in 1954 with Mayor H. Marks.
13/81Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip drive past a waving crowd in 1954.
14/81Queen Elizabeth II with hospital patient A Petriono at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in 1963.
15/81The Queen unveils the marble fountain and sculpture named Fire and Water at Windsor Green, Elizabeth in 1963.
16/81The Queen and Prince Philip, being welcomed by Governor Sir Edric Bastyan on their arrival at Adelaide Airport on February 19, 1963.
17/81Queen Elizabeth II addresses thousands of people in a crowded Elder Park at the Royal Music Festival on February 20, 1963.
18/81Queen Elizabeth II at General Motors Holden factory in 1963.
19/81Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Philip Duke standing on dais for the playing of the national anthem at Adelaide Airport.
20/81The Royal couple is escorted down King William Street by the SA Police Lancers.
21/81Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Green, Elizabeth with Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh, J.P.Cartledge, chairman of SA Housing Trust, and councillor J.L.Lindblom, chairman of Salisbury District Council.
22/81The Queen and Prince Philip being welcomed by Governor Sir Edric Bastyan and Lady Bastyan on their arrival at Adelaide Airport.
23/81Queen Elizabeth II greets Sir Lloyd Dumas, chairman of Advertiser Newspapers Ltd and chairman of the board of National Gallery of SA at the National Gallery, North Terrace.
24/81The Queen being greeted by the Lord Mayor Mr John Glover at the Adelaide Town Hall.
25/81The Royal car arriving for the civic reception at the Adelaide Town Hall on February 20, 1963.
26/81The Queen and Prince Philip being driven around Victoria Park Racecourse.
27/81Queen Elizabeth II at Victoria Park Racecourse.
28/81Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at No. 1 Berth, Port Adelaide, on the royal yacht Britannia.
29/81The Queen with SA Premier Sir Thomas Playford followed by Lady Playford and the Duke of Edinburgh at the Royal Music Festival, Elder Park.
30/81The Queen in earnest conversation with SA Premier Sir Thomas Playford at the Royal Garden Party, Botanic Garden, Adelaide.
31/81The Royal Yacht Britannia, anchored at Port Adelaide.
32/81Queen Elizabeth II and tPrince Philip give a smile and wave to the crowd that saw their arrival Port Adelaide to join her “floating home”, the royal yacht Britannia.
33/81The Queen wore this aquamarine Breton sailor hat of straw banded in sapphire velvet for the civic reception at the Adelaide Town Hall.
34/81The Queen giving a smile and a wave from the open Royal car to the crowd that lined the route of the Royal progress from Port Adelaide.
35/81The Queen and Prince Philip on the dais at the Royal Music Festival, Elder Park.
36/81The Queen was resplendent as she gave a speech at the Royal Music Festival, wearing a dress of iridescent white lace, richly embroidered with pearls, crystals and diamonds.
37/81The Queen inspecting a guard of honour after her arrival at Adelaide Airport in 1963.
38/81Daniel Allon, 4, of Modbury Heights, gives flowers to the Queen as she makes her way through the crowd to the Elizabeth Council chambers in 1977.
39/81Daniel Allon, 4, of Modbury Heights offers flowers to the Queen.
40/81Tracey Carter, 5, presents a bouquet of flowers to the Queen during her visit to the Willomurra Stud, near Kersbrook in 1977.
41/81Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh with the Royal party making its way along the jetty after the historic landing by sea at Glenelg. An enthusiastic crowd of 20,000 on land and water welcomed the Queen and Prince.
42/81A bowing champion stallion ‘Without Fear’ seemed to know it was a proud moment when the Queen inspected him at Lindsay Park Stud with managing director Colin Hayes.
43/81Jockeys Phil Oates and Sharon Conway are presented to the Queen after their exhibition quarter horse race at Willomurra Stud, Kersbrook.
44/81The Queen is greeted by a woman curtsying and chairman Rex Schiller as she arrives at Kaiser Stuhl winery, Nuriootpa.
45/81The Queen inspects wine grapes with Rex Schiller at Kaiser Stuhl winery.
46/81Queen Elizabeth II and t Prince Philip with Lord Mayor of Adelaide John Roche in Rundle Mall in 1977. Picture: The News
47/81Adelaide Festival Centre Trust director Anthony Steel, Prince Philip, the Queen and Lord Mayor of Adelaide John Roche on podium at official opening of the Adelaide Festival Centre southern plaza and Hajek sculptures.
48/81A male intruder, 19, is apprehended after breaking onto official dias and waving a Eureka flag near the Queen during the opening of the Adelaide Festival Centre southern plaza and Hajek sculptures.
49/81RThe Queen waves from atop the aircraft stairs as she departs by aeroplane from Adelaide Airport, headed for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on March 23, 1977.
50/81The Queen chats with the Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide, Dr. Keith Rayner, after church service at St. Peter’s Cathedral in North Adelaide.
51/81A little girl takes the opportunity to present the Queen with a posy of flowers on Rundle Mall, on her final day in Adelaide in 1977.
52/81The Queen walks with SA Premier Don Dunstan, accompanied by Prince Philip and Lord Mayor of Adelaide John Roche at Adelaide Festival Centre Plaza.
53/81The Queen and Prince Philip wave to the crowd at Adelaide Airport before departing.
54/81SA Premier Don Dunstan with his wife Adele Koh, holding umbrella over the Queen when light rain fell during her 10-minute walk along Rundle Mall through a crowd of about 7,000 people.
55/81The Queen spent the night attending North Malaysia Week displays at Elder Park on March 22. Here, she leaves a kampong after inspecting batik paintings.
56/81The Queen walks down a line of wellwishers on her final day in Adelaide on her 1977 Silver Jubilee Tour.
57/81The Queen waves and smiles as she leaves church service at St. Peter’s Cathedral.
58/81A woman steps out of the barricade on Rundle Mall to give a gift to the Queen whilst curtseying.
59/81SA Premier Don Dunstan with the Queen on her 10-minute walk along Rundle Mall.
60/81The Queen stops to chat with the chefs catering for the State reception, J. Calatraba, T. Dolphin, A. Ignatavicius, I. Renton and N.Oliver, who were lined-up at the entrance to the Adelaide Festival Centre as she walked though after opening the Southern Plaza.
61/81RoyAdelaide Festival Centre Trust director Anthony Steel and others on podium, and the intruder who waved a Eureka flag and ran across the official dais.
62/81. The Queen talks with Port Adelaide Mayoress Mrs. Merle Marten at No. 1 berth in Port Adelaide.
63/81Queen Elizabeth II stops to talk to a group of children on her Rundle Mall walk.
64/81The Queen looks at artwork at workshop at the Adelaide Festival Theatre with SA theatre identity Colin Ballantyne.
65/81The Queen walks with SA Premier Don Dunstan in the foyer of the Adelaide Festival Theatre.
66/81SA Premier Don Dunstan holding an umbrella over the Queen when light rain fell during her 10-minute walk along Rundle Mall.
67/81SA Governor Sir Douglas Nicholls meeting the Queen and Prince Philip at Government House in 1977.
68/81The Queen and Prince Philip leave Government House in a horse-drawn Landau vehicle.
69/81The Queen views a 1/10th scale model of new Silver Jubilee Organ instrument for the Adelaide Festival Centre's theatre, with Adelaide Festival Centre Trust director Anthony Steel, chairman David Wynn and Lord Mayor of Adelaide John Roche.
70/81Queen Elizabeth II stops to talk to a group of children on her Rundle Mall walk.
71/81SA Premier Don Dunstan after the official opening of the Hajek sculptures and the Southern Plaza with the chairman of the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust, David Wynn, at her left.
72/81The Queen stops to speak to Stanley Day, 107, during her Jubilee royal visit of 1977.
73/81The Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide, the Most Reverend Keith Rayner, escorts the Queen after Morning Prayer at St Peter's Cathedral on March 20 1977.
74/81SA Premier Don Dunstan and his Adele Koh farewell the Queen after her walk along Rundle Mall.
75/81The Queen admires members of her little honour guard, members of the Nippers movement of the Surf Life Saving Association, as she is escorted down Glenelg jetty by the Deputy Governor, Mr. W. Crocker, and followed by Prince Philip, walking with Lady Nicholls, wife of the Governor, Sir Douglas Nicholls, and the Premier Don Dunstan and his wife Adele Koh.
76/81A woman takes a photo of the Queen as she stops to talk with one of the thousands of well-wishers who packed the streets of Elizabeth.
77/81The Queen at the North Malaysia Week displays at Elder Park.
78/81The Queen and Prince Philip look at artwork in the foyer of the Adelaide Festival Theatre with German sculptor Otto Herbert Hajek.
79/81An intruder, 19, is apprehended after breaking onto official dias and waving a Eureka flag near the Queen during the opening of the Adelaide Festival Centre southern plaza and Hajek sculptures.
80/81Queen Elizabeth II in South Australia during her Jubilee royal visit of 1977 with SA Governor Sir Douglas Nicholls greeting the Queen at Government House.
81/81Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip on a Royal visit to Adelaide in March. Picture: The News
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