GALLERY: Queen Elizabeth II visits to the North West
Queen Elizabeth II was no stranger to the North West during her 70-year reign. Throughout her life, she visited Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region to open buildings, visit the set of Coronation Street and even see the sites from a duck boat.
We’ve compiled a selection of images of the Queen’s time in our region. Below you will find photographs from her visits to Liverpool One, MediaCityUK and even a shopping centre in Bolton.
You can view the gallery by clicking any image below.
- Queen Elizabeth II with the Mayor of Salford in 1961. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo
- Queen Elizabeth II visits Mather and Platt in Manchester in 1965. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo
- Queen Elizabeth II visits Liverpool in 1977. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo
- Queen Elizabeth II visits St Johns Market in LIverpool in 1971. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo
- Queen Elizabeth II in Stretford in 1977. Credit: via Trafford Council
- Queen Elizabeth II in Stretford in 1977. Credit: via Trafford Council
- Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of University of Manchester's main library extension in 1982. Credit: via University of Manchester
- Queen Elizabeth II visits a shopping centre in Bolton in 1988. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo
- Queen Elizabeth II visits Coronation Street set in 1982. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo
- Queen Elizabeth II opens Chetham's School of Music New College House in Manchester in 1994. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo
- Queen Elizabeth II opens the Metrolink in Manchester in 1992. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo
- Queen Elizabeth II visits Liverpool One in 2008. Credit: PNW
- Queen Elizabeth II visits Liverpool One in 2008. Credit: PNW
- Queen Elizabeth II visits Liverpool One in 2008. Credit: PNW
- Queen Elizabeth at Liverpool One in 2008. Credit: via Grosvenor
- Trafford Mayor Laurence Walsh and Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to the borough. Credit: via Trafford Council
- Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of MediaCityUK in 2012. Credit: via Peel L&P
- Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of MediaCityUK in 2012. Credit: via Peel L&P
- The Queen on a Yellow Duckmarine, Liverpool in 2012. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo
- Queen Elizabeth II visiting Alder Hey Children's Hospital in 2016. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo
She once said that Manchester is not a very nice place
By Phi
That’s nothing compared to what Phillip said about Liverpool . I think at this time there are bigger things to think about though.
By Gamma
As a 5-year-old I saw her whizz through Victoria Square in St. Helens on her 1977 Silver Jubilee Tour…
By NP