Queen Visits Region
The Queen is visiting our region as part of her diamond jubilee tour
Crowds welcome Queen to Sherborne
Hundreds of people braved the weather to welcome the Queen to Dorset.
She and the Duke of Edinburgh met primary schoolchildren at a Mad Hatter's Tea Party on the lawn outside Sherborne Abbey. Eight-year-old Leah McGarry presented her with a bouquet.
The Queen then toured a food fair before visiting the Digby Memorial Hall.
The royal couple met guests and staff from residential homes at a coffee morning with a 1952 theme.
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