After arriving together by Royal Train, The Queen and The Duchess travelled to Mersey Gateway Bridge which links the towns of Runcorn and Widnes in Halton, Cheshire across the River Mersey. Her Majesty and Her Royal Highness met architects, planners and community representatives involved in the concept, design and build of the bridge before The Queen unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening.
At midday The Queen and The Duchess of Sussex observed a 72 second silence in memory of the people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire, a year ago today.
The next stop was to Storyhouse, an arts centre and community centre in Chester, which holds a library, theatre and cinema and runs over 2,000 activities per year for local communities. Whilst there, The Queen and The Duchess visited the children's library and watched a performance by ‘Fallen Angels’, a dance theatre company for people in recovery from addiction.
HM and HRH met people who attend “Digital Buddies ” which is a free IT intergenerational skills workshop and drop-in for anyone aged over-50, and Improv Gym which is a weekly drama workshop for the over-50s.
They saw part of the current theatre production and then a choir of over 300 primary school aged children, from 11 schools across Cheshire West and Chester performed the song: Drop in the Ocean.
Finally, Her Majesty unveiled a plaque and HM and HRH received lovely posies.Next, The Queen and The Duchess met members of the public in Chester City Centre as they walked to Chester Town Hall.More photos below.
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