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| Queen and Duke visit Isles of Scilly | Queen and Duke visit Isles of Scilly |
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| The Queen is visiting the Isles of Scilly later this morning, for the first time in nearly 45 years. | |
| The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will visit the new Five Islands school after flying into St Mary's. | The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will visit the new Five Islands school after flying into St Mary's. |
| The Royal couple last visited the Isles of Scilly in 1967, when they were joined by a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne. | The Royal couple last visited the Isles of Scilly in 1967, when they were joined by a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne. |
| Many of the islands' 2,000 residents are set to turn out to see the Queen inspect the new Sea Fisheries vessel. | Many of the islands' 2,000 residents are set to turn out to see the Queen inspect the new Sea Fisheries vessel. |
| The vessel has been named the Matt Lethbridge, after the man who served as coxswain of St Mary's lifeboat for decades. | The vessel has been named the Matt Lethbridge, after the man who served as coxswain of St Mary's lifeboat for decades. |
| 'Really special' | |
| Mr Lethbridge died last year, aged 86. | Mr Lethbridge died last year, aged 86. |
| His daughter Lucy Wilkins said her father was pleased to have met the Queen on her last visit to Scilly in the 1960s. | |
| "Mum and dad both went on to the Britannia. Prince Philip spoke to him about the wreck of the Torrey Canyon which was quite topical at that time. | |
| "To think they had been on board the royal yacht was really special." | |
| Crowds began gathering early on Friday morning in Penzance to see the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh before they make their journey to Scilly. | |
| The Vice Lord-Lieutenant for Cornwall, Michael Galsworthy, said: "The Cornish love a party and this is a wonderful reason to have a party, to meet the Queen. | |
| "She has a great affection for Cornwall and I know she greatly looks forward to being back here. I am enormously excited." |