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The Documentary: The day I met the Queen

The day I met the Queen

04/06/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - The Documentary, The day I met the Queen

People the world over remember their meetings with The Queen during her 70 year reign

People the world over remember their meetings with The Queen during her 70 year reign.

People who have met the Queen at various moments during her long life recall their encounters. Winifred Robinson hears stories of meetings with Queen Elizabeth II, which left a lasting impression on individuals from all over the world.

There are recollections from people who met her early in her reign, including at the time of her Coronation in 1953.

In 1966 a coal avalanche buried a school in the Welsh village of Aberfan. One of the survivors, Gaynor Madgwick, remembers Her Majesty’s visit, and how she kept in touch with survivors.

A firefighter involved in the 9/11 rescue from the Twin Towers in New York in 2001 recalls the Queen’s empathy with those affected. Footballer Tim Cahill, from Western Samoa talks about meeting the Queen, while a royal photographer remembers his many encounters. Zelda Le Grange, who worked for Nelson Mandela, tells how she witnessed a special chemistry between the late South African president and the Queen.

Winifred also hears how Her Majesty connected with children suffering with HIV in Uganda.

(Photo: Queen Elizabeth II talks to recipients of new Motability vehicles during a ceremony on 25 April, 2017 in Windsor, UK. Credit: Richard Pohle/Getty Images)

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