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Visit of Her Majesty the Queen to the Wenlock Olympian Society


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Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh visited the Wenlock Olympian Society on Thursday 10th July 2003.

The royal party met members of the Society at William Brookes School in Much Wenlock, where Olympian Club members and local school children re-enacted competitions from the early Olympian Games along with modern events.

Visit of The Queen

Photographs of the Visit of the Queen to Much Wenlock July 2003

All photographs by Sabine Hutchinson, Virtual Shropshire

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