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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No indeed. King George V and Queen
Mary visited Whitechapel on 28th March 1919 for the casting of Westminster
Abbey trebles (of 8).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And of course they visited Gillett & Johnston
to see the Park Avenue Carillon on May 12th 1925 - again with Queen Mary, who
played a tune on the keyboard of a chime which was on view.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:14
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Royal Visit to
Whitechapel Bell Foundry.</DIV>
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<P>The Queen and Prince Philip are visiting the Whitechapel foundry this
afternoon (Wednesday 25th March)<BR>See link below:<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/news/story.aspx?brand=ELAOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsela&itemid=WeED25%20Mar%202009%2008%3A03%3A53%3A767">http://www.eastlond<WBR>onadvertiser.<WBR>co.uk/content/<WBR>towerhamlets/<WBR>advertiser/<WBR>news/story.<WBR>aspx?brand=<WBR>ELAOnline&<WBR>category=<WBR>news&tBrand=<WBR>northlondon24&<WBR>tCategory=<WBR>newsela&itemid=<WBR>WeED25%20Mar%<WBR>202009%2008%<WBR>3A03%3A53%<WBR>3A767</A><BR><BR>Is
this a first for a reigning monarch?<BR><BR>Brian<BR><BR></P></DIV><!--End group email --></BODY></HTML>