Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 10 : Record of press coverage, March 1982 - May 1984

Th e Dail y Sun 9 Oc tober 1982 Royal tradition takes a bow ~ty's dayJtP!mP and circumstance The House of Windsor let Queensland to;te the trappings of its rich tradition last night, and Queensland responded in its own way, with brilliant fireworks and a huge State reception. The evening started with a reception aboard the royal yacht. Britannia. with the band of the Royal Marines sounding beat the retreat. Captain Phillips on arrival in Canberra yesterd ay. The reception. mainly fo r Commonwealth Games ofllctals and com– petitors. was held on the verandah deck of the Britannia beneath an candy-striped canopy. The Queen and Prince Philip mixed easily with the 200 guests. Lone Mark lands Two competitors - no– one was reveahng how they were selecLed - from each of the Games Coun- Cap\aln Mark Phillips, hiuband of Princess Anne, n– rlved yesterday .o compete In riding events and do some sightseeing. to jump flnt Indoor ,howjumpln« tries had b<>en Invited. meeUng. To end the receptton. IIIKhllJht ol the conle•t and possibly provide a Is the Dulle ol EdlnburJh cunning way to clear the trophy, a World Cup drinks the traditional qualllylnK evenL Br•atmg the Retreat was The vl,lt comes amid Captain Phllllps wlll staged ashore by the band specwatlon that his mar- tour alpine country In of the Royal Marines. riace Lo Princess Anne is I l f h I troubled. She wlll visit ~:~~r ·•ehrc1esour;7th ee ~ Stately Africa while he Is here. iroup lncludlni racln~ The strains of Waltzmg Mier landlnK In Can- driver Alan Jones. Matilda. of Rule Britan- berra yesterday Captain He will also compete In nin. Advance Australia Phllllps went Into dress rldlnK evenL, In Perth and Fair and God Save The Lr:...e_h:...e:...a:...n:...•:...1.....:.1:...or:.....A_u,:;_s_t_r:...al_l_a'_s_M_e_lh_o_u_rn_e_. ------• 'J,l~CC~a~~/L~lL~ut arf~~:: saluting the lowering flags and post horns blowm~ wistful end-of-lhe-<lay notes. - Just after 9pm the Queen and Prince Philip descended to the Royal Barge and were sktppered by the Queen·s coxswain on a slow and stntely jour– ney along the river to the Cultural Centrr Thr re they wrre !!erected by a display of fireworks that Ill sk)' and water. ____ ___, By SYBIL NOLAN and \ J AMES ORAM drove bl' the Government PrintlnR Ofllce staff round a ready use for the paper off-<:uls from thou– sands of forms. ll wasn't red tape. but the yellow. green and white paper strips thrown by printers looked like a cascadlng rainbow as they floated t.o the street below. The cavalcade then slip– ped quickly through the massive brown-green gates of Parliament House where 550 people had ga thered for lll1 Investi– ture and medal ceremony and afternoon t.ea on the lawns outside. There cane growers looking uneasy In collar and tie rubbed shoulders with senior clvll servanLS and MPs. Also present was Royal observer and columnist. J ean Rook. who said the Brisbane welcome for the Queen had been the most spantaneous she had seen. including the British cer– emonies for the Queen's Silver Jubilee. About 2000 guests the Art Gallery for a last chance to meet the Queen or simply to be near her In 'n formal seu inR. - Earlier Lea ry-eyed 1 i,srandmothcrs. children and shoppers lined George St to watch a small royal cavalcade become a tlcker– ta rw. parade. Resplendent in a formal and heavily-be1ewelled evening gown. the Queen a, Prince Philip amve at the Cultural Centre last night w,th Mr Bielke-Peters, and Senator Flo for the grand State Reception Althougl1 much smaller than lhe 9(),000-strong mass or well-wishers wl11cli ~reeled the Queen on her city walkabout the day before. the crowd was iust as enthusiastic Few top hats and tails, but spring finery aplenty and a chance to chat with the Queen ,n Brisbane's vers,c As the Queen·s 01,cn car a royal garden party. held ori the Parliament House lawns follow,ng an ,nvest,ture yesterday .