Palmerston North held celebrations to mark the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The procession started in The Square and was followed by a ceremony performed at the Showgrounds. Nurses march in a group, followed by others, around...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Coleman Place and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1937

The Queen and Prince Philip visited Palmerston North on Saturday February 26th, 1977. In this photograph, the Queen is shown talking to elderly residents, escorted by Mayor Elwood and other dignitaries.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 26, 1977

Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Mayor, Desmond Black, walks past a line of young girls in The Square gardens. Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Palmerton North for about one and half hours as part of their New Zealand tour.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 20, 1970

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited Palmerston North 6-7 January 1954, staying overnight at the Grand Hotel. The city was decorated with lights to welcome them. There was a similar crown decoration on top of the ba...

Creator:      C H James
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 1954

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited Palmerston North 6-7 January 1954, staying overnight at the Grand Hotel. The city was decorated with lights to welcome them. This negative was copied from a series of slides take...

Creator:      C H James
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 1954

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited Palmerston North 6-7 January 1954, staying overnight at the Grand Hotel. The city was decorated with lights to welcome them. This negative was copied from a series of slides take...

Creator:      C H James
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          January 1954

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited Palmerston North 6-7 January 1954, staying overnight at the Grand Hotel (shown on the right side of the image). The Municipal Chamber (now Square Edge), which can be seen to the ...

Creator:      C H James
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          January 1954

Mrs Black, wide of Mayor Desmond Black, accompanies the Duke of Edinburgh as he supports his wife, Queen Elizabeth, during her visit to Palmerston North in 1970.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 20, 1970

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Palmerston North on Saturday 26 February 1977, as part of their New Zealand tour. After walking through The Square they drove to a Civic Luncheon at The Steeple Restaurant.

Creator:      John Cleland Photo Studio Ltd
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          February 26, 1977

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, was the third son of George V and Queen Mary. He visited New Zealand from the 15th of December 1934 to 29 January 1935. He is shown here with what is presumably his entourage at a civic reception.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          January 4, 1935

Shown here is the Queens table decorated ready for a reception in the Rosco tearooms [now the City Library].

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1954