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Royal Visit
Wednesday 19 March 2008
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh visited the University as part of the Centenary celebrations.
The Royal couple were joined by President of Ireland Mary McAleese, First Minister Rev. Ian Paisley and Secretary of State Shaun Woodward at an event which marked the singular contribution Queen's University has made to education and to Northern Ireland since it received its Royal Charter in 1908.
Staff, students and alumni from the University were joined by partners from higher education, Government, business, and the professions together with benefactors at a Centenary reception.Image |
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The Queen with Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Gregson (Paul McErlane Photography) |
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Queen's Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Gregson said the University family was honoured that the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh had marked the Centenary with a visit.
"This visit marks another red-letter day for Queen's as it celebrates 100 years as one of the United Kingdom's leading universities."
After being welcomed to the University, the Royal couple unveiled a stone engraved with a stanza written by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney to mark the University's Centenary year. The Centenary Stanza reads:
Still red brickwork
Remains our bulwark:
Here exercise
Of mind has stood
To us, for us
These hundred years,
And will, for good.
The Queen was also presented with a signed limited edition of A Blackbird's Nest a�寣� a critically acclaimed collection of poems written by staff and students over the past 100 years.
Speaking on behalf of the student body, Students' Union President John Roger said: "This is a great day for Queen's. The Student Representative Council felt that the Centenary should be marked by a Royal visit, and today's celebration is the fulfilment of that wish. It is a fitting tribute to a fine University."
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh then visited the Naughton Gallery, where they saw a new exhibition featuring Northern Irish landscapes and the artwork for a new set of stamps issued by the Royal Mail to mark St Patrick's Day. They were welcomed to the Gallery by Curator Shan McAnena and its benefactors Drs Martin and Carmel Naughton.
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