For stamina and enthusiasm few can equal the Queen. Royal
tour seemed to follcw Royal tour. The next two special numbers commemorate
the visits to Canada and the USA in 1957 and Canada in 1959.
The first magazine issued on October 26, 1957,
'The Royal Visit to Canada and the USA’
(Appendix List No. 159) describes the visit
undertaken between October 12 and October 22. The highlights of that visit
to Canada ware her radio and television broadcast from Ottawa to the Canadian
people and her presence at the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa to open
in person the first session of the 23rd Parliament of Canada.
The visit to the USA marked the 350th Anniversary of the first British
settlement in the New World which was founded at Jamestown, Virginia in
1607. Visits to Jamestown and Williamsburg (once the capital of the Crown
Colony of Virginia) were followed by their stay in Washington as the guests
of President and Mrs. Eisenhower. A round of engagements included driving
to Arlington National Cemetery to lay wreaths on the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier; an American football match at the Maryland University Stadium;
a ticker-tape drive through Lower Broadway to City Hall and a visit to
the United Nations building during which the Queen addressed the General
Assembly.
The coloured cover has a photograph of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
in their state finery in an oval frame. Surrounding this is a deep border
of orange maple leaves with the Arms of Great Britain, Canada and the
US placed at the top and below the photograph. This is issue number 6177,
vol. 231, pages 673-728, measuring 37 x 26 cm and priced at two shillings.