Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to attend Great Yorks event
THE Great Yorkshire Show is set to be a right royal occasion this year, with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh due to attend the event.
Show bosses said the Royal couple were to visit the event on Thursday July 10, and that they were working on an itinerary for them to follow while they were there.
The Queen has visited the show twice before, in 1957 and 1977.
She was also patron of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, which organises the show, from 1952 to 1997. The role of patron was then taken on by the Prince of Wales, who attended the show with the Duchess of Cornwall in 2006.
More than 120,000 visitors are expected to attend the three days of this year's 150th Great Yorkshire Show.
The event will see more than 8,000 animals - from bulls to bunnies - competing for championship rosettes.
Show chiefs said there would be a mix of entertainment and attractions on offer at the event, and that there would be around 700 stands there, selling everything from swimming pools to designer clothes.
The programme includes daily fashion shows, including the Yorkshire Fashion Idol competition and 150 Years of Bridal Wear.
There will be five cookery theatres showcasing regional food, including demonstrations of game recipes, as well as international show jumping, the 30m-tall Great Yorkshire Show Wheel, and the Great Lorenzo, an equestrian display of one man with 12 horses.
Visitors will be able to view the flower show, which will have a new small gardens feature, and the Great British Pole Climbing Championships.
They will also be able to take part in activities such as driving a digger and dry stone walling.
Bill Cowling, the show's director, said: "We're absolutely delighted that Her Majesty is going to come to see us - it's the 150th show this year, which is quite an achievement for any organisation, and we're delighted that Her Majesty can get to Yorkshire to see us.
"I think it's quite an honour for the whole of Yorkshire - not just the Great Yorkshire Show."
A spokeswoman for the show said: "We're working on an itinerary for the Queen and Duke to follow at the moment and further details will be released nearer the time."
The event will run from Tuesday, July 8 to Thursday, July 10, at the Great Yorkshire Showground, in Harrogate.
5:49pm Sunday 11th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: chrisatyork, new earswick on 7:48pm Sun 11 May 08
stay in london we got enough problems here in the north without paying for a visit from the privaliged scroungers
stay in london we got enough problems here in the north without paying for a visit from the privaliged scroungers
Posted by: Wangy, York on 7:53pm Sun 11 May 08
Someone should shoot them.
Someone should shoot them.
Posted by: lastword morris, Haxby Rd on 11:26pm Sun 11 May 08
What will this do to the horrendous traffic probs associated by the show?. Somebody I know waited for 3 hours in a jam trying to get into the showground. Maybe Wills will fly them in?
What will this do to the horrendous traffic probs associated by the show?. Somebody I know waited for 3 hours in a jam trying to get into the showground. Maybe Wills will fly them in?
Posted by: Redr, york on 1:03pm Mon 12 May 08
I think it’s a good idea to get the best at inbreeding to judge the best in breed.
I think it’s a good idea to get the best at inbreeding to judge the best in breed.
Posted by: exYorkist, USA on 3:19pm Mon 12 May 08
[quote][bold]lastword morris[/bold] wrote:
What will this do to the horrendous traffic probs associated by the show?. Somebody I know waited for 3 hours in a jam trying to get into the showground. Maybe Wills will fly them in?[/quote] Good point; Harrogate traffic is horrible even when the show's not on.
lastword morris wrote:
What will this do to the horrendous traffic probs associated by the show?. Somebody I know waited for 3 hours in a jam trying to get into the showground. Maybe Wills will fly them in?
Good point; Harrogate traffic is horrible even when the show's not on.
Posted by: tonesview, york on 4:42pm Mon 12 May 08
[quote][bold]Wangy[/bold] wrote:
Someone should shoot them.[/quote] Treason,trechery,to the tower.
Wangy wrote:
Someone should shoot them.
Treason,trechery,to the tower.
Posted by: petethefeet, York on 10:57pm Mon 12 May 08
Thw Windsors going there will keep a lot of people happy. Yunno - the grannies, those that watch "Corrie" and "East-Enders", the in-bred members of the country-side alliance, the "welly-brigade", commissioned officers of her Majesties armed forces, tax-dodging pillars of society hopeful of a gong, and anybody else who's hard of thinking.
If they're happy, then so am I.
Thw Windsors going there will keep a lot of people happy. Yunno - the grannies, those that watch "Corrie" and "East-Enders", the in-bred members of the country-side alliance, the "welly-brigade", commissioned officers of her Majesties armed forces, tax-dodging pillars of society hopeful of a gong, and anybody else who's hard of thinking.
If they're happy, then so am I.
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