Queen won’t be visiting town
By Martin Chapman on Friday, 22nd March 2002.
The Queen has politely turned down an invitation to visit the town as part of her Golden Jubilee celebrations this summer.
In a letter earlier this year, local MP Richard Spring asked Buckingham Palace if it was possible for Haverhill to be included in her visit to the East.
The last visit to the town by a member of the royal family was by Princess Anne in 1991. Then she opened the Citizens Advice Bureaux offices in Swan Lane.
In a statement Mr Spring, a keen supporter of the royal family said he was very disappointed but said he would continue to press for a royal visit.
He said: “There are such a lot of things happening in Haverhill and I would love the chance to show someone around."
The Queen’s assistant private secretary, Tim Hitchens thanked Mr Spring for his letter but apologised that Haverhill couldn’t be included in her visit.
He said: “More invitations have been received for the Golden Jubilee than can be accepted and the itinerary for East Anglia is settled."
In a letter earlier this year, local MP Richard Spring asked Buckingham Palace if it was possible for Haverhill to be included in her visit to the East.
The last visit to the town by a member of the royal family was by Princess Anne in 1991. Then she opened the Citizens Advice Bureaux offices in Swan Lane.
In a statement Mr Spring, a keen supporter of the royal family said he was very disappointed but said he would continue to press for a royal visit.
He said: “There are such a lot of things happening in Haverhill and I would love the chance to show someone around."
The Queen’s assistant private secretary, Tim Hitchens thanked Mr Spring for his letter but apologised that Haverhill couldn’t be included in her visit.
He said: “More invitations have been received for the Golden Jubilee than can be accepted and the itinerary for East Anglia is settled."
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