This picture, taken by a Yorkshire Post staff photographer shows the Queen (Princess Elizabeth as she then was) on her visit to Harewood House in 1949. Left to right, front row, are The Queen, Princess Royal and the Duke of Edinburgh. Left to right, back row: Miss Gwynedd Lloyd (Lady-in-Waiting to the Princess Royal), Mr. John Colville (Private Secretary to Princess Elizabeth), The Countess of Scarborough, the Earl of Harewood, the Hon. Mrs. Andrew Elphinstone (Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Elizabeth) and the Earl of Scarborough (Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding and York).placeholder image
This picture, taken by a Yorkshire Post staff photographer shows the Queen (Princess Elizabeth as she then was) on her visit to Harewood House in 1949. Left to right, front row, are The Queen, Princess Royal and the Duke of Edinburgh. Left to right, back row: Miss Gwynedd Lloyd (Lady-in-Waiting to the Princess Royal), Mr. John Colville (Private Secretary to Princess Elizabeth), The Countess of Scarborough, the Earl of Harewood, the Hon. Mrs. Andrew Elphinstone (Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Elizabeth) and the Earl of Scarborough (Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding and York).

Memories of Queen Elizabeth II's visits to Yorkshire in pictures

By rebecca marano
Published 8th Sep 2022, 19:56 GMT
Updated 8th Sep 2022, 19:59 GMT

Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II has died, the Royal Family has confirmed.

Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne on February 6, 1952, following the death of her father, King George VI.

She died on Thursday, September 8 at Balmoral in Scotland.

She was surrounded by her family.

We took a look back through The Yorkshire Archives of Queen Elizabeth II’s visits to Yorkshire over the decades.

The Queen pictured on a visit to Leeds in February 1990.

13. A Royal reception

The Queen pictured on a visit to Leeds in February 1990. Photo: Yorkshire Post Newspapers

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The Queen pays a visit to the biology laboratory at Queen Elizabeth grammar School during its' 400th anniversary. She visited on 27 March 1992.

14. Wakefield

The Queen pays a visit to the biology laboratory at Queen Elizabeth grammar School during its' 400th anniversary. She visited on 27 March 1992. Photo: Yorkshire Post Archives

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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip after the Maundy Service at Wakefield Cathedral on 24th March 2005.

15. Maundy Service visit

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip after the Maundy Service at Wakefield Cathedral on 24th March 2005. Photo: Mark Bickerdike

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HM Queen Elizabeth II , The Queen, and husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, arrive in the Royal Carriage on the third day of Royal Ascot 2005, Ladies Day, at York Racecourse on June 16th, 2005 in York, England.

16. Ladies' Day at York

HM Queen Elizabeth II , The Queen, and husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, arrive in the Royal Carriage on the third day of Royal Ascot 2005, Ladies Day, at York Racecourse on June 16th, 2005 in York, England. Photo: Chris Jackson

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